Nolai, Nōlai, Nōḷai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Nolai (நொலை) noun See நொலையல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nolaiyal. (pingalagandu)]

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Nōlai (நோலை) noun

1. Sesame ball; எள்ளு ருண்டை. புழுக்கலு நோலையும் [ellu rundai. puzhukkalu nolaiyum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 5, 68, அரும். [arum.]).

2. A preparation of sesame seed; எட்கசிவு. அணங்குடை நோலை [edkasivu. anangudai nolai] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 3, 5).

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Nōḷai (நோளை) noun probably from நொள்ளை. [nollai.] Sickly condition, used in compound words; பிணி யுண்டநிலை. நோளைச்சரீரம். [pini yundanilai. nolaichariram.] (W.)

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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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