Tukai, Tukāī: 3 definitions
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Tukai means something in Marathi, 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytukāī (तुकाई).—f A name of dēvī or pārvatī. Ex tu0 tuḷa- jāpurī nāyaṭē mulakhānta.
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tukāī (तुकाई).—f (Poetry. tukaṇēṃ) Weighing.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtukāī (तुकाई).—f A name of pārvatī. Weighing.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTukai (துகை) [tukaittal] 11 verb cf. துவை-. [thuvai-.] transitive
1. To tread down, trample on, bruise or destroy by treading; மிதித்துழக்குதல். துன்றுகடி காவினை யடிக்கொடு துகைத்தான் [mithithuzhakkuthal. thunrugadi kavinai yadikkodu thugaithan] (கம்பராமாயணம் பொழிலிறுத். [kambaramayanam pozhiliruth.] 8).
2. To pound in a mortar; to mash; இடித்தல். [idithal.] (W.)
3. To vex; வருந்துதல். துன்பத்தாற் றுகைக்கப் பட்டார் துகைத்தவத் துன்பந் தாங்கி [varunthuthal. thunpathar rugaikkap pattar thugaithavath thunpan thangi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1392). — intransitive To roam about; to walk; சஞ்சரித் தல். வாமனமா றுகைக்குந் திருவாயில் [sancharith thal. vamanama rugaikkun thiruvayil] (மருதூரந்தாதி [maruthurandathi] 12).
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: Tukai benai, Tukaiyal.
Ends with (+19): Acetukai, Acitaiyetukai, Araiyalitukai, Arruppatukai, Atiyaketukai, Cattukai, Catukai, Cinai-arupatukai, Ettukai, Etukai, Inaiyetukai, Inavetukai, Intukai, Itai-inaetukai, Itaiyaketukai, Itatukai, Itukai, Kalmettitukai, Kantukai, Katukai.
Full-text: Tukai benai, S'tukai benai, Coshanam, Yateccatikaram, Tukaiyal, Kutiyatci, Akavan, Avirutti, Kurukuruppu, Arattotunirral, Poruttam, Taa-natti-tanaatuniruppu, Piratikaram, Vanpurai, Citaval, Putam, Nirai.
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