Cullaipiri, Cuḷḷaipiri, Cullai-piri: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cuḷḷaipiri (சுள்ளைபிரி) [cuḷḷaipirittal] [cuḷḷai-piri] intransitive verb < சுள்ளை [sullai] +. To purchase and distribute to the poor a kilnful of baked pots for propitiating the spirit of a woman deceased in pregnancy; கர்ப்பத்துடன் இறந்தவள்பொருட்டுச் சூளையைப் பிரித்து மட்பாண்டம் ஏழைகட்கு வழங்குதல். [karppathudan iranthavalporuttus sulaiyaip pirithu madpandam ezhaigadku vazhanguthal.]

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