Papparakkolam, Pāppārakkōlam, Pappara-kolam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pāppārakkōlam (பாப்பாரக்கோலம்) [pāppāra-kōlam] noun < பாப்பான் [pappan] +. A marriage ceremony amongst Marakkāyar, when the bride, dressed like a Brahman woman and holding a brass vessel in one hand and a stick in the other, parleys with the bride-groom until he puts a number of coins in the vessel, and retires in triumph to her chamber; மரக்காயரின் விவாகத்தில் மணமகள் பார்ப்பனிக்கோலம்பூண்டு ஒருகையில் செம்பும் ஒருகையில் தடியும் கொண்டு மணமகனிடம் சென்று வார்த்தையாடி அவன் தன் செம்பில் பலவகை நாணயங்களையிட அவற்றைப் பெற்றுத் தன் அறைக்குச் செல்லுஞ் சடங்கு. [marakkayarin vivagathil manamagal parppanikkolambundu orugaiyil sembum orugaiyil thadiyum kondu manamaganidam senru varthaiyadi avan than sembil palavagai nanayangalaiyida avarraip perruth than araikkus sellugn sadangu.] (E. T. v, 5.)

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