Taci, Tāci: 2 definitions
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Taci 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTāci (ತಾಚಿ):—
1) [noun] (a children’s term) one’s mother’s breast.
2) [noun] (a children’s term) the act, an instance or duration of sleep.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTāci (தாசி) noun < dāsī.
1. Maid servant; சேடி. மங்கலத் தாசியர் தங்கல னொலிப்ப [sedi. mangalath thasiyar thangala nolippa] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 6, 125).
2. Dancing-girl devoted to temple service, commonly a prostitute; harlot, whore; விலைமகள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [vilaimagal. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Female slave; அடிமைப்பெண். (சதுராகராதி) [adimaippen. (sathuragarathi)]
4. The second nakṣatra. See பரணி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [parani. (pingalagandu)]
5. Western Ghats blue nail-dye. See மருதோன்றி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [maruthonri. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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: Tacikam, Tacil, Taciltar, Tacimantapputu, Tacinappoti, Taciputtiran, Taciram, Taciratevatai, Tacivam, Taciver, Taciyam, Taciyanamam, Taciyu.
Full-text (+91): Dashi, Devadasi, Trayodashi, Caturdashi, Shodashin, Pancadashi, Cilaittaci, Centurattaci, Kumbhadasi, Dasika, Tevataci, Taciputtiran, Dhasi, Anantacaturdashi, Dasitva, Ghatadasi, Dasiputra, Pancataci, Civattataci, Dasisabha.
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