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Tamil
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाडिका (nāḍikā), compare cognates Kannada ನಾಳಿಗೇ (nāḷigē) and Malayalam നാഴിക (nāḻika).
Pronunciation
Noun
நாழிகை • (nāḻikai)
- measure of time consisting of 60 vināṭi (விநாடி)= 24 minutes
- the 26th nakshatra
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நாழிகை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press