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Cognate with Telugu మంద (manda), Kannada ಮಂದೆ (mande).
மந்தை • (mantai)
- flock, herd
- common pasture of a village
- open space in the middle of a village
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மந்தை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press