Pulli: 2 definitions

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Pulli means something in the history of ancient India, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

India history and geography

Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient Tamilakam

Pulli is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: Kaḷvarkōmāṉ (king of robbers) of Vēṅkaṭam (Tirupati), 83 notes Vēṅkaṭam, 209 notes Vēṅkaṭattu-umpar, 295 notes Umaṇar, Kuṉṟam, Vaṭukar, tōḷ “shoulder” is aṇaṅku (Kalidos 2019), 311 the land’s people are umpar, 359 notes Vāṉavarampaṉ, 393 notes Kuṭavar, those that die in Vēṅkaṭam live long, ‘Nīṭalar vāḻi vāḻi’ ll. 20-21; (Puṟam. 385 notes Kāviri and Vēṅkaṭam). Next to Araṅkam (247 frequencies), Vēṅkaṭam is the most popular divyadeśa (202 frequencies) in the ‘Nālāyiram’ hymns of the Āḻvārs (Rajarajan et al. 2017a: 157-58, 1599-1601).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pulli (ಪುಲ್ಲಿ):—[noun] a kind of cloth.

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Puḷḷi (ಪುಳ್ಳಿ):—[noun] = ಪುಳ್ಳೆ [pulle].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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