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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mukavai (முகவை) noun < முக¹-. [muga¹-.]

1. Drawing, as water; taking up, as grain; முகந்துகொள்ளுகை. [muganthugollugai.]

2. Anything which is given in large quantities; மிகுதியாகக் கொடுக்கப்படும் பொருள். புகர்முக முகவை [miguthiyagak kodukkappadum porul. pugarmuga mugavai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 371).

3. Bucket for drawing water; நீர் முகக்குங் கருவி. கயிறுகுறு முகவை [nir mugakkung karuvi. kayiruguru mugavai] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 22, 14).

4. Ladle; அகப்பை. [agappai.] (W.)

5. Heap of paddy on the threshing-floor; நெற் பொலி. [ner poli.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 10, 137, உரை. [urai.])

6. Ramnad; இராம நாதபுரம். தென் முகவையின் சேதுபதி [irama nathapuram. then mugavaiyin sethupathi] (தனிச். சிந். பக். [thanis. sin. pag.] 456, 34).

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