Kappunan, Kāppunāṇ, Kappu-nan: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kāppunāṇ (காப்புநாண்) [kāppu-nāṇ] noun < காப்பு [kappu] +. String tied round the wrist of a person with mantras to ward off evils, as an amulet, in times of marriage, illness, etc.; இரட்சையாகக்கட்டும் மஞ்சட்படுத்தின் நூற்கயிறு. காப்புநாண் கட்டக் கனாக் கண்டேன் [iradsaiyagakkattum manchadpaduthin nurkayiru. kappunan kattag kanag kanden] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் நாய்ச். [nalayira thivyappirapandam nays.] 6, 4).

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