Karicai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaricai (கரிசை) noun < Telugu garise. [K. garase.]
1. Measure of capacity = 400 மரக்கால் [marakkal], approximately 185 cu. ft. 320 cu. in.; நானூறு மரக் காலளவு. [nanuru marag kalalavu.]
2. A measure of capacity = 64 mūṭṭai of 48 paṭi each; 48 படிகொண்ட மூட்டை 64 கொண் டது. [padigonda muttai 64 kon dathu.] (G. T j. D. i, 134.)
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Karicai (கரிசை) noun Earthen receptacle for storing paddy; குதிர். கிராமாதிகாரிகள் வீட்டில் கரிசை கட்டிவைத்திருப்பார்கள் [kuthir. kiramathigarigal vittil karisai kattivaithirupparkal] (மதி. க. [mathi. ka.] ii, 21).
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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Ends with: Itakkaricai.
Full-text: Karicu.
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