Ukkal, Ūkkal: 2 definitions
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Ukkal means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUkkal (ಉಕ್ಕಲ್):—[noun] the act, process or an instance of growing well or becoming plentiful.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconUkkal (உக்கல்) noun < உட்கு-. [udku-.]
1. Rottenness, putridity; பதனழிவு. [pathanazhivu.]
2. That which is rotten or decayed; உளுத்தது. [uluthathu.] (W.)
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Ukkal (உக்கல்) noun cf. ஒக்கல். [okkal.] [Malayalam: ukkal.] Side; பக்கம். [pakkam.] (W.)
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Ūkkal (ஊக்கல்) noun < idem.
1. Putting forth effort; முயலுகை. என்று நன்றூக்க லந்தண ருள்ளம் [muyalugai. enru nanrukka lanthana rullam] (நான்மணிக்கடிகை [nanmanikkadigai] 86).
2. Abundance; மிகுதி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [miguthi. (sudamaninigandu)]
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: Uk-kaluttumani, Ukkala, Ukkalai, Ukkalam, Ukkalamba, Ukkalambana, Ukkalapa, Ukkalar, Ukkali, Ukkalike, Ukkalissati, Ukkalisu, Ukkaliya, Ukkalku.
Ends with (+85): Alavukkal, Antiyeshtikkurukkal, Arippulukkal, Arrukkal, Arukukkal, Ashtavacukkal, Atikkorukkal, Attukkal, Atukkal, Caivakkurukkal, Cattukkal, Cerukkal, Civappukkal, Cunnampukkal, El-icai-eluttukkal, Etukkal, Gukkal, Ilukkal, Itappukkal, Jhukkal.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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