Karipucu, Karipūcu, Kari-pucu: 1 definition
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Karipucu means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaripūcu (கரிபூசு) [karipūcutal] [kari-pūcu] verb < கரி¹ [kari¹] +. intransitive To begrime with the smut of charcoal to avert the effects of the evil eye; கண்ணூறுநீங்கக் கரி தீற்றுதல். ரிஷி கரிபூசுகிறான் [kannuruningag kari thirruthal. rishi karipusugiran] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 7, 4, ப்ர. [pra.]). — transitive To deliberately put a person to shame, to disgrace one; literally, to begrime a person’s face; அவமதித் தல். [avamathith thal.]
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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