Kotai, Kōtāī, Kotāī, Koṭai, Kōṭai: 3 definitions

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Kotai means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.

India history and geography

Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient Tamilakam

Kōtai is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: Cēra[lātaṉ] name suffix (93 notes Uṟantai, nāḷ-aṅkāṭi (day market), Māayōḷ, Karuvūr, River Poruṇai, 263 notes Vañci, 346 notes Paḻaiyaṉ-māṟaṉ, Kiḷḷivaḷavaṉ, Kōtai-mārpaṉ.

Note: Kōtai denotes “flower garland” (pūṅkōṭai Akam. 142, also kaṇṇi, the Cēralātaṉ ‘Kaḷaṅkākkaṇṇi Nārmuṭiccēral’, hero of Patiṟṟuppattu 4), e.g. Kōtai or Āṇṭāḷ among the Āḻvārs Parthiban & Rajarajan 2016: 148-53)

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kōtāī (कोताई).—f ( P) Deficiency, scantiness, shortness.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kōtāī (कोताई).—f Deficiency, scantiness, shortness.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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