Kaikottu, Kaikoṭṭu, Kai-kottu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaikoṭṭu (கைகொட்டு) [kaikoṭṭutal] [kai-koṭṭu] intransitive verb < கை⁵ [kai⁵] +. To clap the hands, as in ridicule or applause; கைகளைத் தட்டுதல். கைகட்டி வாய்பொத்தி நிற்பாரைக் கண்டே கைகொட்டிச் சிரிக்கின்றீர் [kaigalaith thattuthal. kaigatti vaypothi nirparaig kande kaigottis sirikkinrir] (திருவருட்பா [thiruvarudpa], vi, உறுதி. [uruthi.] 9).

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