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bulrush meaning in Tamil

நாணல் nāṇal

/ˈbʊlɹʌʃ/

bulrush in Tamil: நாணல் (nāṇal), பன் (paṉ). In English, bulrush means a plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).

Tamil words for bulrush

bulrush
நாணல் nāṇal, பன் paṉ

English meaning of bulrush

  1. noun A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
  2. noun Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
  3. noun Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
  4. noun Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga.

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Questions about bulrush in Tamil

What is the meaning of bulrush in Tamil?
Bulrush in Tamil is நாணல் (nāṇal), பன் (paṉ).
bulrush என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Bulrush: நாணல் (nāṇal), பன் (paṉ).
What does bulrush mean in English?
Bulrush means a plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).

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Tamil words from Wiktionary's Tamil entries whose English meaning is “bulrush”: நாணல், பன். English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: bulrush (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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