Kattuppetti, Kaṭṭuppeṭṭi, Kattu-petti: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṭṭuppeṭṭi (கட்டுப்பெட்டி) [kaṭṭu-peṭṭi] noun < கட்டு [kattu] +.

1. Stiff basket braided with rattan, or palmyra leaf or bamboo splits; பிரம்பு ஓலை மூங்கிற்பற்றை முதலியவற்றால் முடைந்த பெட்டி. [pirambu olai mungirparrai muthaliyavarral mudaintha petti.]

2. A fellow of old fashioned ways; one who is impervious to modern manners and is therefore out of place in fashionable society; பழமொழிையவழக் கங்களைவிட்டுப் புதியவழக்கங்களைக் கைக்கொள்ளாத கர்நாடக மனி தன். [pazhaiyavazhag kangalaivittup puthiyavazhakkangalaig kaikkollatha karnadaga manimegalai than.] Local usage

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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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