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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaḷaiyal (வளையல்) noun < idem.
1. Bangle, bracelet; மகளிரது கையணிவகை. வளையல்விற்ற படலம். [magalirathu kaiyanivagai. valaiyalvirra padalam.]
2. Glass; கண்ணாடி. [kannadi.] (W.)
3. That which is bent; வளைவுள்ளது. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [valaivullathu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Vaḷaiyal (வளையல்) noun < வளை-. [valai-.] Fetters; கைவிலங்கு. [kaivilangu.] (T. C. M. ii, 2, 531.)
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: Valaiyalman.
Ends with: Arakkuvalaiyal, Kacaivalaiyal.
Full-text: Valaiyalman, Valaiyil, Astakatakam, Kacaivalaiyal, Arakkuvalaiyal, Valaiyarkaran, Uru-ilali, Valaiviccetti, Taruvanam, Korroti, Valaippatu, Mutari, Ampu, Marutalai, Mani.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Nayanar 65: Pusalar (Pucalar) < [Volume 4.1.1 - A comparative study of the Shaivite saints the Thiruthondathogai]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Appendix: The Sixty-Four Games of Śiva
The Tiruviḷaiyāṭal Purāṇam in Seventeenth-century Madurai < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]