நாழிகை

Tamil

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪aːɻɪɡɐɪ̯/

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Noun

நாழிகை • (nāḻikai)

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

References

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