நாழிகை

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाडिका (nāḍikā), compare cognates Kannada ನಾಳಿಗೇ (nāḷigē) and Malayalam നാഴിക (nāḻika).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪aːɻɪɡɐɪ̯/
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Noun[edit]

நாழிகை • (nāḻikai)

  1. measure of time consisting of 60 vināṭi (விநாடி)= 24 minutes
  2. the 26th nakshatra

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “நாழிகை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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