Narpatu, Nāṟpatu, Nar-patu: 1 definition
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Nāṟpatu (நாற்பது) [nāṟ-patu] noun < idem. + பத்து. [pathu.] [K. nālvattu, M. nāppatu.] The number 40; நாலு பத்துக்கொண்ட எண். [nalu pathukkonda en.]
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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Starts with: Narpatu-nal-orucanti, Narpatukatci.
Full-text (+52): Narpatukatci, Kunanarpatu, Narpatu-nal-orucanti, Iniyavainarpatu, Innanarpatu, Kalavalinarpatu, Karnarpatu, Kapilan, Kannankuttanar, Patin-en-kilkanakku, Poykaiyar, Caumiya, Nanarricai, Manitavan, Cevval, Putancentanar, Virruvirru, Nannayiru, Colancenkanan, Tappiyar.
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