Japamalai, Japamālai, Japa-malai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Japamālai (ஜபமாலை) [japa-mālai] noun < idem. + mālā. Rosary, string of beads for keeping count in reciting mantras; மந்திரங்களை ஜெபிக்கும்போது உருவெண்ண வுதவும் மாலை. [manthirangalai jepikkumbothu uruvenna vuthavum vaithiya malaiyagarathi]

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