Kotupatu, Koṭupaṭu, Kotu-patu, Koṭupāṭu, Koṭumpāṭu: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKoṭupaṭu (கொடுபடு) [koṭupaṭutal] [koṭu-paṭu] intransitive verb < கொடு- [kodu-] +. To be discharged or paid, as a debt; to be returned, as a borrowed article; கடன் முதலியன செலுத்தப்படுதல். [kadan muthaliyana seluthappaduthal.]
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Koṭupāṭu (கொடுபாடு) [koṭu-pāṭu] noun < idem. See கொடுதலை. [koduthalai.] Local usage
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Koṭumpāṭu (கொடும்பாடு) [koṭu-pāṭu] noun < idem. +.
1. Cruelty, severity, hardship; கொடுமைப்பாடு. கோவலர் வாழ்க்கையோர் கொடும்பா டில்லை [kodumaippadu. kovalar vazhkkaiyor kodumba dillai] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 15, 121).
2. Perversity; மாறுபாடு. கொடும்பா டறி யற்க வெம்மறிவு [marupadu. kodumba dari yarka vemmarivu] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 2, 76).
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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