Kaittun, Kaittūṇ, Kai-tun: 1 definition

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Kaittūṇ (கைத்தூண்) [kai-tūṇ] noun < idem. +. Small pillar; சிறுதூண். [siruthun.]

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Kaittūṇ (கைத்தூண்) noun < கைத்து [kaithu] + உண்-. [un-.] Accepting food from another’s hands; பிறர் கையால் உண்கை. கடவ தன்றுநின் கைத்தூண் வாழ்க் கை [pirar kaiyal unkai. kadava thanrunin kaithun vazhk kai] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 15, 57).

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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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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Partial matches (+0): Tun, Kai, Dun.

Starts with (+0): Kaittuniccal, Kaittunikaram, Kaittuntu.

Full-text (+0): Qin liang, Du jiang ji, Sheng yuan, Dun bu tuo, Jin tao tou, Tao tou, Er dun.

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