Tontai, Toṇṭai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconToṇṭai (தொண்டை) noun perhaps from தொள்-. [thol-.] [Malayalam: toṇḍa, Travancore usage doṇḍe.
1. Throat, gullet; மிடறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [midaru. (pingalagandu)]
2. Windpipe, larynx; குரல்வளை. [kuralvalai.]
3. Voice, singing voice; குரல். அவனுக்கு நல்ல தொண்டை யுண்டு. [thirukkural avanukku nalla thondai yundu.]
4. cf. cuṇḍā. Elephant's trunk; யானைத்துதிக்கை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) கருநாகத் தொண் டைக் கயமுனிக் கூட்டங்கள் [yanaithuthikkai. (pingalagandu) karunagath thon daig kayamunig kuttangal] (திருப்போரூர்ச் சந்நிதி அலங்கா. [thirupporurs sannithi alanga.] 18).
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Toṇṭai (தொண்டை) noun
1. [Telugu: doṇḍa, K. toṇḍe.] Thorny caper. See ஆதொண்டை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [athondai. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. A common creeper of the hedges. See கோவை. [kovai.]
7. (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
3. Sea-fish, bluish green, Clupea leiogaster; சிறுகடல் மீன்வகை. [sirugadal minvagai.]
4. See தொண்டைமண்டலம். ஆறோடீரெட்டுத் தொண்டை [thondaimandalam. arodirettuth thondai] (அஷ்டப்பிரபந்தம் நூற்றெட்டுத். தனியன் [ashdappirapandam nurrettuth. thaniyan], 6).
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Starts with (+18): Tontai-caittiyakatti, Tontai-citakatti, Tontai-citalakatti, Tontai-ila-nirkatti, Tontai-mantalacatakam, Tontaikkanappu, Tontaikkatir, Tontaikkatti, Tontaikkattu, Tontaikkuli, Tontaiman, Tontaiman-ilantiraiyan, Tontaimani, Tontaimantalam, Tontaimari, Tontainatu, tontainau, Tontainovu, Tontainoy, Tontaippiti.
Ends with: Atontai, Karutattontai, Karuttontai, Kulal-atontai, Ucittontai.
Full-text (+35): Tontaivali, Ucittontai, Tontaimani, Tontaippurru, Tontaippukaiccal, Tontaikkattu, Tontaiyor, Tontaivekal, Tontaiyataittal, Tontaikkatti, Tontainatu, Tontaivitu, Tontaimantalam, Tontaiman, Karutattontai, Tontaikkanappu, Kaluttutti, Tontaitturu, Tontainoy, Tontaivikkam.
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