Kallatai, Kallāṭai, Kal-atai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kallāṭai (கல்லாடை) [kal-āṭai] noun < கல் [kal] +. Cloth dyed in red ochre, worn by those who have renounced the world; காவி வஸ்திரம். கோத்த கல்லாடையும் [kavi vasthiram. kotha kalladaiyum] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 509, 2).

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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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