Kuntuni, Kuṇṭuṇi: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kuṇṭuṇi (குண்டுணி) noun cf. குண்டணி. [kundani.]

1. Inciting, instigating to a quarrel; கலகமூட்டுகை. கோளுங் குண்டுணிப்பேச்சும் [kalagamuttugai. kolung kundunippechum] (இராமநாடகம் உயுத். [iramanadagam uyuth.] 81).

2. Slander, calumny; கோட்சொல். [kodsol.] (R.)

3. Tale-bearer; கோட்சொல்லுவோன். யாரோடுங் குண்டுணி யாய்த் திரியவேண்டாம் (உலகநீதி). [kodsolluvon. yarodung kunduni yayth thiriyavendam (ulaganithi).]

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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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