"மணிமேகலை" meaning in Tamil

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Proper name

IPA: /maɳimeːɡalai/ Forms: maṇimēkalai [romanization]
Etymology: From மணி (maṇi, “gem, jewel”) + மேகலை (mēkalai, “girdle, belt”), translates to 'Girdle of Jewels.' Etymology templates: {{com|ta|மணி|மேகலை|t1=gem, jewel|t2=girdle, belt}} மணி (maṇi, “gem, jewel”) + மேகலை (mēkalai, “girdle, belt”) Head templates: {{ta-proper noun}} மணிமேகலை • (maṇimēkalai)
  1. an ancient Tamil epic poem revolving around the titular character, a Buddhist nun and also the illegitimate daughter of Kovalan, one of the protagonists of another Tamil epic called Silapadhikaram. One of the aimperumkappiyangal. Related terms: சிலப்பதிகாரம் (cilappatikāram), சீவக சிந்தாமணி (cīvaka cintāmaṇi), வளையாபதி (vaḷaiyāpati), குண்டலகேசி (kuṇṭalakēci)
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