Tankai, Taṅkai, Ṭankāi, Tankāi: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Taṅkai (தங்கை) noun < தம்¹. [tham¹.] [K. taṅgi, M. taṅka.]

1. Younger sister; இளையசகோதரி. தங்கையை மூக்குந் தமையனைத் தலையுந் தடிந்த [ilaiyasagothari. thangaiyai mukkun thamaiyanaith thalaiyun thadintha] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 4, 7, 1).

2. A female standing in the relationship of a younger sister to a person, as daughter of a paternal uncle or a maternal aunt; தங்கை முறையாள். கலைவாணித் தங்கைபுயம் புகழ்ந்து வாழ்த்த [thangai muraiyal. kalaivanith thangaipuyam pugazhnthu vazhtha] (திருப்போரூர்ச் சந்நிதி ஊசல். [thirupporurs sannithi usal.] 6).

3. Junior co-wife; இளையாள். [ilaiyal.]

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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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