Nakkal: 2 definitions
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Nakkal means something in Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Nakkal has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Nakkala.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNakkal in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a cheat; imitator; a mimic, mimicker..—nakkal (नक्काल) is alternatively transliterated as Nakkāla.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNakkal (நக்கல்) noun < நக்கு-. [nakku-.]
1. Food taken by licking, one of aintuṇavu, q. v.; ஐவகை யுணவில் ஒன்றாகிய நக்கியுண்ணும் பொருள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [aivagai yunavil onragiya nakkiyunnum porul. (pingalagandu)]
2. Electuary taken by licking with the tongue; நக்கியுட்கொள்ளும் இலேகியம். [nakkiyudkollum ilegiyam.] (W.)
3. Boiled rice; சோறு. (அரு. நி.) [soru. (aru. ni.)]
4. Leavings, scrapings; எச்சில். [echil.] (W.)
5. Eating; உண்டல். (அரு. நி.) [undal. (aru. ni.)]
6. Touching; தீண்டுகை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) நீர்நக்கல் [thindugai. (agarathi nigandu) nirnakkal] (inscription).
7. Miser; உலோபி. இந்நக்கலின் துர்க்குணத்தால் [ulopi. innakkalin thurkkunathal] (ஆதியூரவதானி சரித்திரம் [athiyuravathani sarithiram] 27).
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Nakkal (நக்கல்) noun < நகு-. [nagu-.]
1. Laughing; சிரிப்பு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [sirippu. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. Mockery; பரிகாசம். [parigasam.] Local usage
3. Brightness, splendour; ஒளி. (அரு. நி.) [oli. (aru. ni.)]
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Nakkal (நக்கல்) noun See நகல்². [nagal².] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Nakkala, Nakkalampucci, Nakkalarci, Nakkalatakam, Nakkali, Nakkali-jatamasi, Nakkali-kesara, Nakkali-matadana, Nakkali-matdaan, Nakkalu, Nakkalya.
Ends with: Ancanakkal, Camuttira-varunakal, Cantanakkal, Cunnakkal, Kaliyanakkal, Kanakkal, Manakkal, Mokanakkal, Nilancanakkal, Nirnakkal, Pacanakkal, Pashanakkal, Vamanakkal, Vankatpinakkal, Vannakkal.
Full-text: Nal-vakaiunavu, Nakkala, Nakkattanam, Nirnakkal, Aintunavu, Kuratu.
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