Vankai, Vaṅkai, Vaṉkai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṅkai (வங்கை) noun perhaps from வன்-மை [van-mai] + கை⁵. [kai⁵.] Enmity; பகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Vaṉkai (வன்கை) [vaṉ-kai] noun < idem. + கை⁵. [kai⁵.]
1. Strong, sturdy hand, as of a labourer; வலிய கரம். வன்கை வினைநர் [valiya karam. vankai vinainar] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 62, 16).
2. A kind of drum; தோற்கருவிவகை. மத்தளங் கரடிகை வன்கை [thorkaruvivagai. mathalang karadigai vankai] (பதினொராந்திருமுறை திருவாலங். மூத்த. [pathinorandirumurai thiruvalang. mutha.] 1, 9).
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Vaṅkai (வங்கை) noun Mischief; சேஷ்டை. சங்கையில்லாமலே வங்கைகள் செய்தாரே [seshdai. sangaiyillamale vangaigal seythare] (கனம்கிருஷ்ணையர், கீர்த். [kanamkirushnaiyar, kirth.] 40).
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: Vankaihnii, Vankainarayanan, Vankaivaram.
Ends with: Hrui-vankai.
Full-text: Vanraru, Hrui-vankai, Matavali, Vinainar.
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