Karativitu, Karaṭiviṭu, Karati-vitu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Karaṭiviṭu (கரடிவிடு) [karaṭiviṭutal] [karaṭi-viṭu] intransitive verb < கரடி² [karadi²] +. To spin a yarn; to disseminate a lie; பொய்யைக் கட்டிக்கூறுதல். [poyyaig kattikkuruthal.] Colloq.

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Karaṭiviṭu (கரடிவிடு) [karaṭiviṭutal] [karaṭi-viṭu] intransitive verb < கரடி¹ [karadi¹] +. Lit., to let in a bear; figuratively, to intrude suddenly in an irrelevant fashion and thus rudely disturb a situation; சம்பந்தமில்லாத தொன்றைக் கொண்டு புகுத்திக் கலங்கச்செய்தல். பூசைவேளையில் கரடிவிடாதே. [sambanthamillatha thonraig kondu puguthig kalangacheythal. pusaivelaiyil karadividathe.] Local usage

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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