Kallattali, Kaḷḷattāli, Kalla-tali: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaḷḷattāli (கள்ளத்தாலி) [kaḷḷa-tāli] noun < idem. +. [Malayalam: kaḷḷattāli.] String surreptitiously tied by certain castes round the neck of a female relative, to prevent her from being married without consent; பிறர் மணம் புரியாதவாறு தனக்கு பாத்திய முள்ள ஒரு பெண்ணிற்குத் திருட்டுத்தனமாகக் கட்டும் தாலி. [pirar manam puriyathavaru thanakku pathiya mulla oru pennirkuth thiruttuthanamagak kattum thali.]

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