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Palakai (பலகை) noun < phalaka. [K. halage]
1. Board, plank; மரப்பலகை. பொற்பலகை யேறி யினிதமர்ந்து [marappalagai. porpalagai yeri yinithamarnthu] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 16, 1).
2. Levelling plank; உழவிற் சமன்படுத்தும் மரம். [uzhavir samanpaduthum maram.]
3. Gaming table; சூதசங்கிதைாட உதவுவதும் கோடுகள் வரையப் பட்டதுமான பலகை. பலகை செம்பொனாக [suthada uthavuvathum kodugal varaiyap pattathumana palagai. palagai sembonaga] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 927).
4. Long shield, buckler; நெடும்பரிசை. [nedumbarisai.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 67, உரை, பி-ம், பக். [urai, pi-m, pag.] 209).
5. A drum; பறைவகை. வீணை பலகைதித்தி வேணுசுரம் (விறலிவிடுதூது). [paraivagai. vinai palagaithithi venusuram (viralividuthuthu).]
6. Seat on an elephant’s back, howdah; யானைமேற்றவிசு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [yanaimerravisu. (pingalagandu)]
7. Tablet, slate; எழுதுபலகை. [ezhuthupalagai.]
8. A masquerade dance; ஒருவகை வரிக்கூத்து. [oruvagai varikkuthu.]
9. A mineral poison; தொட்டிப்பாஷாணவகை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [thottippashanavagai. (vaithiya muligai)]
10. A quality of the diamond; வயிரத்தின் குணங்களு ளொன்று. [vayirathin kunangalu lonru.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Palakaicuranti, Palakaikkalli, Palakaikkantam, Palakaikkayiru, Palakaimancal, Palakaimaram, Palakainakku, Palakaippa, Palakaittarai, Palakaiyati, Palakaiyuru.
Full-text (+138): Vattattuppalakai, Nitippalakai, Teyppuppalakai, Caturankappalakai, Ter-carpalakai, Totpalakai, Man-tankipalakai, Torpalakai, Maniyacuppalakai, Potikaippalakai, Curippalakai, Caypalakai, Vay-tattupalakai, Maniyacappalakai, Atarttippalakai, Tirruppalakai, Caymanappalakai, Palakaicuranti, Cerruppalakai, Tittuppalakai.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
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