Tavalai, Tavaḷai, Tāvaḷai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTavalai (தவலை) noun [Telugu: tapela, K. tapalē, M. tavala.] Metallic pot with a wide mouth; அகன்றவாயுடைய பாத்திரவகை. [aganravayudaiya pathiravagai.]
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Tavaḷai (தவளை) noun < தவ்வு-. [thavvu-.] [Kanarese, Malayalam: tavaḷa.] Animals of the frog and toad variety, Batrachiecandata; நீர்வாழ்சாதிவகை. தவளைத் தண்டு கலங்கப் போகி [nirvazhsathivagai. thavalaith thandu kalangap pogi] (பெருங்கதை மகத. [perungathai magatha.] 3, 21).
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Tāvaḷai (தாவளை) noun perhaps from தாழ்வு [thazhvu] + இல்லை. [illai.] Colloq.
1. Improvement in health; நோய் தணிந்திருக்கை. [noy thaninthirukkai.]
2. Being preferable or more tolerable, as in comparison; ஒன்றைவிட மேலா யிருக்கை. [onraivida mela yirukkai.]
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: Tavalaiccempu, Tavalaiccori, Tavalaikkuranku, Tavalaikkutti, Tavalaimukkataippan, Tavalainoy, Tavalaippanai, Tavalaippayccal, Tavalaitattu, Tavalaitinni, Tavalaivay, Tavalaivettu, Tavalaiyam.
Ends with: Corittavalai, Ittalittavalai, Jotutavalai, Matavalai, Nilakantavalai, Paccaittavalai, Patavalai, Pentavalai, Vanattuttavalai.
Full-text (+20): Tavalaippanai, Tavalaiccempu, Paccaittavalai, Corittavalai, Tavilai, Ittalittavalai, Tavakkalai, Tavakkay, Tavalaippayccal, Vanattuttavalai, Cacipam, Tavalaitattu, Kaluram, Tavalaiccori, Tarantam, Marainikam, Manarkukai, Tavalaivay, Tavalaimukkataippan, Valacakam.
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