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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Irittai (இரித்தை) noun < riktā.

1. The 4th, 9th and 14th phases of the moon; சதுர்த்தி, நவமி, சதுர்த்தசி யென்னுந் திதிகள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [sathurthi, navami, sathurthasi yennun thithigal. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. Period of 24 minutes; நாழிகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nazhigai. (pingalagandu)]

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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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