Parupputtenkay, Parupputtēṅkāy, Paruppu-tenkay: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Parupputtēṅkāy (பருப்புத்தேங்காய்) [paruppu-tēṅkāy] noun < idem. +. A cone-shaped confection of Bengal gram, etc., presented in a wedding to the bridegroom; கலியாணகாலத்தில் மணமகனுக்குக் கொடுக் கும் நீண்டுருண்டதும் கடலை முதலியவற்றாற் செய்யப் பட்டதுமான பணியாரவகை. [kaliyanagalathil manamaganukkug kodug kum nindurundathum kadalai muthaliyavarrar seyyap pattathumana paniyaravagai.]

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