El-ankappu, Ēḻāṅkāppu, Elankappu, El-an-kappu, Elan-kappu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ēḻāṅkāppu (ஏழாங்காப்பு) [ēḻ-āṅ-kāppu] noun < idem. +. Bracelets or anklets of a particular pattern, of copper and silver wire twisted together, put on the legs of a baby on the seventh day after birth, as an amulet; குழந்தை பிறந்த ஏழாநாளில் அணியுங் காப்பு. [kuzhanthai pirantha ezhanalil aniyung kappu.] Local usage

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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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