Cakalattu, Cakalāttu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cakalāttu (சகலாத்து) noun < Urdu saklāt < Pondicherry usage escarlata. [Malayalam: śakalāttu.] Woollen stuff; broadcloth; ஒருவகைக் கம்பளித் துணி. கட்டிலின்மேற் கட்டி சகலாத்தென்றும் [oruvagaig kambalith thuni. kattilinmer katti sagalathenrum] (விறலிவிடுதூது [viralividuthuthu] 742).

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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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