Kuntanai, Kuntaṇai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kuntaṇai (குந்தணை) noun probably from குந்து¹- [kunthu¹-] + அணை. [anai.] Special iron cauldron holding the vessel in which medicinal oil is prepared and serving as receptacle if the vessel gives way; காய்ச்சும் போது பாத்திரம் சிதையுமாயின் அதிலுள்ள தைலம் வீணாகாமற் காத்தற்பொருட்டு அப்பாத்திரத்துக்கு ஆதார மாய் வைக்கப்படும் இரும்பண்டா. [kaychum pothu pathiram sithaiyumayin athilulla thailam vinagamar katharporuttu appathirathukku athara may vaikkappadum irumbanda.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் பாயி. [thailavarukkachurukkam payi.] 19.)

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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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