Kalankupatu, Kaḻaṅkupaṭu, Kalanku-patu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaḻaṅkupaṭu (கழங்குபடு) [kaḻaṅkupaṭuttal] [kaḻaṅku-paṭu] intransitive verb < idem. +. To practise soothsaying or divination with the help of Molucca-beans; கழங்குகொண்டு குறியறிதல். கழங்குபடுத் தன்னைக்கு முருகென மொழி யும் வேலன் [kazhangugondu kuriyarithal. kazhangupaduth thannaikku murugena mozhi yum velan] (ஐங்குறுநூறு [aingurunuru] 249).

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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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