No. 264 in Tamil
மல
The Tamil word "மல" means "excrement" or "feces."
In a sentence
மலை மேல் உள்ளது மலர் மிக அழகாக உள்ளது.
The flower on the mountain is very beautiful.
Here, 'மல' is part of the compound word 'மலர்', meaning 'flower'.
வேட்டைக்காரன் மலைக்குள் தன் முகாமை அமைத்தான்.
The hunter set up his camp inside the mountain.
In this sentence, 'மல' is part of the word 'மலை', meaning 'mountain'.
மலத்தில் மதியம் சூரியன் முன்பு மறைந்தது.
In the evening, the sun hid behind the mountain.
Here, 'மல' as a prefix in 'மலத்தில்' refers to the mountain as a location.
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