Purankatai, Puṟaṅkaṭai, Puran-katai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puṟaṅkaṭai (புறங்கடை) [puṟaṅ-kaṭai] noun < idem. +.

1. Outside of a house; வீட்டின் வெளிப்புறம். புறங் கடை வைத்தீவர் சோறும் [vittin velippuram. purang kadai vaithivar sorum] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 293).

2. Locality other than one’s own; வெளிப்பிரதேசம். புறங் கடை நல்லிசையு நாட்டும் [velippirathesam. purang kadai nallisaiyu nattum] (நீதிநெறி விளக்கம் [nithineri vilakkam] 2).

3. cf. பிறங் கடை. [pirang kadai.] Younger brother; பின்பிறந்தோன். முந்நீர் வண்ணன் புறங்கடை [pinpiranthon. munnir vannan purangadai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 30).

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