Mukkuppuri, Mūkkuppūri, Mukku-puri, Mūkkuppūṟi: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMūkkuppūri (மூக்குப்பூரி) [mūkku-pūri] noun < idem. + perhaps from பீறு-. [piru-.] Local usage
1. Male child who is born after the early death of the first two previous male children of the same parents and whose nose is perforated in the belief that its death in childhood will thereby be averted; முதலிரண்டு ஆண் குழந்தைகள் இறக்க மூன்றாம் பிள்ளையாகப் பிறந்தவனும் பாலாரிஷ்டநிவர்த்திக்காக மூக்குக் குத்தப் பெற்றவனுமான ஆண்குழந்தை. [muthalirandu an kuzhanthaigal irakka munram pillaiyagap piranthavanum palarishdanivarthikkaga mukkug kuthap perravanumana ankuzhanthai.]
2. Hare-lipped person; மேலுதடு விண்டவன். [meluthadu vindavan.]
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Mūkkuppūṟi (மூக்குப்பூறி) [mūkku-pūṟi] noun See மூக்குப்பூரி. [mukkuppuri.]
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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