Cantimiti, Canti-miti: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCantimiti (சந்திமிதி) [cantimitittal] [canti-miti] intransitive verb < சந்தி¹ [santhi¹] +.
1. To take a child to the cross roads in an auspicious time in its fourth month; நான்காமாதத்தில் நல்லவேளையில் குழந்தையைத் தெரு சந்திக்குத் தூக்கிச்செல்லுதல். நாலாகுமதியிற் சந்தி மிதிப்பது நடத்தி [nankamathathil nallavelaiyil kuzhanthaiyaith theru santhikkuth thukkichelluthal. nalagumathiyir santhi mithippathu nadathi] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் உக்கிர. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam ukkira.] 27).
2. To step on the cross roads in an auspicious time, when first going out after sickness, especially small-pox; வசூரி முதலியவற்றிலிருந்து சௌக்கிய மடைந்தவன் நல்லவேளையில் தெருச்சந்தியை முதன் முதல்மிதித்து வெளிவருதல். [vasuri muthaliyavarrilirunthu saukkiya madainthavan nallavelaiyil theruchanthiyai muthan muthalmithithu velivaruthal.] Local usage
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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