நுகை

nukai

See சிவதை. (சங். அக.) Indian jalap;

Tamil Lexicon

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II. v. i. become loose or slack, தளரு; 2. be soft or mellow, இளகு; 3. fall off (as a garment) நழுவு. மனம் நுகைய, to become lenient, gracious. நுகைவு, v. n. mellowness; 2. laxity, looseness; 3. pecuniary aid, பொரு ளுதவி; 4. mitigation of a disease, தணிவு, 5. yielding in mind, opening the hands to help one, கனிவு.

J.P. Fabricius Dictionary

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, [nukai] கிறது, ந்தது, யும், நுகைய, ''v. a. [prov.]'' To become lax, loose, slack, flaccid, &c., தளர. 2. To yield to the touch, be soft, or mellow--as the earth from rain; to soften, இளக. 3. To fall off as a gar ment, exposing the person, நெகிழ.--''The compounds are limited to Jaffna.''

Miron Winslow

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nukai,
n. prob. நுசை.
Indian jalap;
See சிவதை. (சங். அக.)

DSAL

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