Vannikai, Vaṇṇikai, Vaṉṉikai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vaṇṇikai (வண்ணிகை) noun cf. வன்னிகை. [vannigai.] A drug; மருந்துச்சரக்குவகை. வண்ணிகை வங்கப் பாவை யோடு [marunthucharakkuvagai. vannigai vangap pavai yodu] (பெருங்கதை மகத. [perungathai magatha.] 17, 150).

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Vaṉṉikai (வன்னிகை) noun < varṇikā. Pen, pencil; எழுதுகோல். புத்தகமு ஞானத்து முத்தி ரையும் . . . வன்னிகையும் (பாரதவெண்பா துதி.). [ezhuthugol. puthagamu gnanathu muthi raiyum . . . vannigaiyum (parathavenpa thuthi.).]

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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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