Poyttalai, Poy-talai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Poyttalai (பொய்த்தலை) [poy-talai] noun < idem. +. Mask or false head on a pole, pushed by thieves through a hole made in the wall of a house to ascertain whether the inmates are vigilant or not; கன்னமிடுவோர் கன்னத்துளைவழியாய் உட் செலுத்தும் போலிச்சிரம். [kannamiduvor kannathulaivazhiyay ud seluthum polichiram.] (W.)

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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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