Kuratti, Kuṟatti: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKuratti (குரத்தி) noun < guru. Feminine of குரவன். [kuravan.]
1. Wife of a preceptor or priest; குருபத்தினி. குரத்தியை நினைத்த நெஞ்சை [kurupathini. kurathiyai ninaitha nenchai] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் அங்கம். [thiruvilaiyadar puranam angam.] 19).
2. Preceptress, priestess; ஆசாரியபதவி வகிப்ப வள். [asariyapathavi vagippa val.] (inscription)
3. Mistress, lady of the house; தலைவி. (திவா.) [thalaivi. (thiva.)]
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Kuṟatti (குறத்தி) noun < குறம். [kuram.]
1. Woman of the hilly tract; குறிஞ்சிநிலப்பெண். [kurinchinilappen.] (இறையனாரகப் பொருள் [iraiyanaragap porul] 1, உரை. [urai.])
2. Woman of the Kuṟava tribe; குறச் சாதிப்பெண். [kuras sathippen.]
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Kuṟatti (குறத்தி) noun A plant common in sandy tracts. See நிலப்பனை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [nilappanai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Kuratti (குரத்தி) noun Feminine of குரவன். [kuravan.] Jaina female ascetic; சைன தவப்பெண். ஒர் குரத்தி யோட [saina thavappen. or kurathi yoda] (பெரியபுராணம் திருஞான. [periyapuranam thirugnana.] 638).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kurattippaci, Kurattippattu.
Ends with: Kanakkuratti, Kulattukkulkuratti.
Full-text: Kurattippattu, Kana-kuratti-mulaipal, Pitaricci, Kurattippaci.
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Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
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