Nalikai, Nālikai, Nāḻikai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNālikai (நாலிகை) noun probably from nālika. Bamboo; மூங்கில். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [mungil. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Nāḻikai (நாழிகை) noun < nāḍikā.
1. [K. nāḷigē, M. nāḻika.] Indian hour = 60 viṉāṭi = 24 minutes; அறுபதுவருட பலன் விநாடி கொண்ட நேரம். உயிர்த் திலனொரு நாழிகை [arupathuvaruda palan vinadi konda neram. uyirth thilanoru nazhigai] (கம்பராமாயணம் பிரமா. [kambaramayanam pirama.] 200).
2. (Jaina philosophy Measure of time consisting of 38½ ilavam; இலவம் [ilavam] 38½ கொண்ட ஒரு காலஅளவு. [konda oru kalaalavu.] (மேருமந்தரபுராணம் [merumandarapuranam] 94, உரை. [urai.])
3. See நாடா. நெய்யுநுண்ணூ னாழிகையி னிரம்பாநின்று சுழல்வாரே [nada. neyyununnu nazhigaiyi nirambaninru suzhalvare] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani]3019).
4. The 26th nakṣatra. See உத்திரட்டாதி. (சதுராகராதி) [uthirattathi. (sathuragarathi)]
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Nāḻikai (நாழிகை) noun perhaps from nāḍikā. A portion of a temple; கோயிற்பகுதி. இடைநாழிகை, உண்ணாழிகை. [koyirpaguthi. idainazhigai, unnazhigai.]
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: Nalikaikkal, Nalikaipparai, Nalikaittumpu, Nalikaivattil.
Ends with: Akanalikai, Entiranalikai, Itainalikai, Kantantanalikai, Nilavunalikai, Nunalikai, Paramanalikai, Tiruvunnalikai, Unnalikai, Vinalikai, Vivaranalikai.
Full-text (+27): Entiranalikai, Nilavunalikai, Ati-antakalam, Piratipannati, Pitirkalam, Vivaranalikai, Kantantanalikai, Nalikaikkal, Tacati, Jamam, Nunalikai, Vicuvatinam, Nalikaittumpu, Amutakatikai, Akorai, Apicittu, Nalikaipparai, Akanalikai, Vikalai, Paramanalikai.
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