Nilakamti, Nīlakāṃti, Nilakanti, Nīlakānti, Nila-kanti, Nīla-kānti, Nīlakaṇṭi, Nīlakanti: 2 definitions

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Nilakamti means something in 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nilakamti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nīlakāṃti (ನೀಲಕಾಂತಿ):—

1) [noun] = ನೀಲಕಂಠ - [nilakamtha -] 6.

2) [noun] the lustre of the gem sapphire.

3) [noun] a kind of plant.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nilakamti in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Nīlakaṇṭi (நீலகண்டி) [nīla-kaṇṭi] noun < idem.

1. Durgā; துர்க்கை. [thurkkai.]

2. Cruel woman; பொல்லா தவள். [polla thaval.] (W.)

3. A poison fang of a snake; பாம் பின் நச்சுப்பற்களு ளொன்று. [pam pin nachupparkalu lonru.] (W.)

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Nīlakanti (நீலகந்தி) [nīla-kanti] noun < nīla +. A kind of precious stone; மாணிக்கவகை. [manikkavagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 186, உரை. [urai.])

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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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