Orukkal, Orukkāl, Orukāl: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconOrukkal (ஒருக்கல்) noun probably from ஒருங்கு-. [orungu-.] A defective note in music; ஓர் அபசுரம். [or apasuram.] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற் [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar] 57, 26.)
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Orukkāl (ஒருக்கால்) [oru-kāl] adverb Dialectal variant of ஒருகால். [orugal.] See ஒருகால். ஒருக்காலழிதோன்றியும் [orugal. orukkalazhithonriyum] (மகாபாரதம் பதின்மூன். [magaparatham pathinmun.] 111).
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Orukāl (ஒருகால்) [oru-kāl] adverb < idem. +.
1. Once; ஒரு முறை. [oru murai.] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற் நூல்வர. [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar nulvara.] 3.)
2. Perhaps; ஒருவேளை. ஒருகால் அது நடக்கலாம். [oruvelai. orugal athu nadakkalam.]
3. Sometimes; சிலவேளை. ஒருகா லுமையாளொர் பாகனுமாம் [silavelai. oruga lumaiyalor paganumam] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 405, 1).
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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Partial matches: Kal, Kaal, Oru.
Starts with: Orukkali.
Ends with: Atikkorukkal, Korukkal, Melorukkal.
Full-text: Oru-kalum, Oru-kale, Atikkorukkal, Vikarpi, Sakrut, Melorukkal, Orikkal, Tevitu, Maniruttatanam, Urttuvaniruttam, Kariyappatu, Vikarpam, Vilutu, Manti, Tar.
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