Nankotai, Naṉkoṭai, Nan-kotai, Nāṇkoṭai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNaṉkoṭai (நன்கொடை) [naṉ-koṭai] noun < நன்-மை [nan-mai] +.
1. Donation, gratuity, benefaction, present; வெகுமதி. [vegumathi.] Mod.
2. (Legal term) Gift with full power of disposal conferred on the donee; சர்வசுதந்திரபாத்தியதையுடன் கொடுக்கப்படும் தானம். [sarvasuthanthirapathiyathaiyudan kodukkappadum thanam.]
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Nāṇkoṭai (நாண்கொடை) [nāṇ-koṭai] noun < நாண்¹ [nan¹] +. Customary offering made to relations, friends, etc., on auspicious occasions; பூர்வாசாரப்படி உற வினர் முதலியோர்களுக்குக் காணிக்கையாகக் கொடுக் கப்படும் நன்கொடை. [purvasarappadi ura vinar muthaliyorkalukkug kanikkaiyagak kodug kappadum nankodai.] (சுக்கிர நீதி [sukkira nithi] 145.)
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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