Centattu, Centaṭṭu, Cen-tattu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Centaṭṭu (செந்தட்டு) [cen-taṭṭu] noun < செம்-மை [sem-mai] +. (J.)

1. Parrying; தன்மேல் விழும் அடியைத்தடுக்கை. [thanmel vizhum adiyaithadukkai.]

2. Scheme; knavish contrivance to secure an object, as evading a creditor or taxgatherer; காரியம் சித்திக்குமாறு செய்யும் மறைந்துகொள்ளல் முதலிய உபாயம். [kariyam sithikkumaru seyyum marainthugollal muthaliya upayam.]

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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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