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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kuṭōri (குடோரி) noun probably from kuṭṭa. (W.)

1. Slitting, scratching; கீறுகை. [kirugai.]

2. Scarifying the skin of the skull and inserting mercurial or other medicinal pill to revive suspended animation; பாம்புக்கடி முதலியவற்றால் நின்றுபோன உயிர்ப்பு மீளுதற்காக மண்டையைக்கீறி மருந்து இடு கை. [pambukkadi muthaliyavarral ninrupona uyirppu milutharkaga mandaiyaikkiri marunthu idu-muppatharuyirappadi kai.]

3. Lead ore; வங்கமணல். [vangamanal.]

4. Borax; வெங்காரம். [vengaram.]

5. A prepared arsenic; வெள்ளைப் பாஷாணம். [vellaip pashanam.]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kutorivai, Kutoriyatu.

Full-text: Utirakkutori, Kutoriyatu, Atakakkutori, Kutorivai, Kunma kudori.

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Ancient Science of Life

Chemical analysis of cuvacak kutori mattirai < [Volume 18 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1998]

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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Effect of Siddha remedies on COVID-19 hypoxia: A case series < [Volume 13 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2022]

Marma-sastra and Ayurveda (study) (by C. Suresh Kumar)

Classification according to Tamil Varma Shastra < [Part 1 - Introduction]

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Anti-cancer drugs in Siddha for cervical or vaginal cancer review. < [2017: Volume 6, October special issue 13]

Literature evidence for external therapies in siddha toxicology medicine < [2018: Volume 7, November issue 18]

Practical Siddha Interventions for COVID-19 Management in India < [2020: Volume 9, August issue 8]

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