Vankani, Van-kani, Vaṉkaṉi, Vāṅkāṇi: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṉkaṉi (வன்கனி) [vaṉ-kaṉi] noun < வல்¹ [val¹] + கனி³. [kani³.] Hard, unripe fruit; செங்காய். வாயா வன்கனிக் குலமரு வோரே [sengay. vaya vankanig kulamaru vore] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 207).
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Vāṅkāṇi (வாங்காணி) noun probably from வாங்கு- [vangu-] + ஆணி¹. [ani¹.] Wooden peg; மரவாணி. [maravani.] Local usage
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: Vankanir, Vankaniroddi, Vankaniru.
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