Karaivalai, Karai-valai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaraivalai (கரைவலை) [karai-valai] noun < idem. +. [Malayalam: karavala.] Drag-net, having a cotton bag with fine meshes in the centre, sometimes ½ mile in length spread out from the shore in a semi-circle and after an hour or two withdrawn from the water while the boys beat it shouting so as to drive the fish into the bag as it nears the shore; நுட்பமான துவாரங்கள் பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை்திய ஒரு பையைத் தன்னகத்தேகொண்டதாய்க் கரையிலிருந்து அரைமைல்தூரம் வட்டமாகவீசி மீன்களைத் துரத்திப் பிடிக்க உதவும் ஒருவகை வலை. [nudpamana thuvarangal porunthiya oru paiyaith thannagathegondathayk karaiyilirunthu araimailthuram vattamagavisi minkalaith thurathip pidikka uthavum oruvagai valai.]
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: Karai, Valai.
Starts with: Karai-valaitoni.
Full-text: Karai-valaitoni, Karaimati.
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