Tarkuri, Taṟkuṟi: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Taṟkuṟi (தற்குறி) noun < தன் [than] +. Colloq.

1. Signature-mark of an illiterate person; எழுதத்தெரி யாதவன் தன் கையெழுத்தாக இடும் கீறல். [ezhuthatheri yathavan than kaiyezhuthaga idum kiral.]

2. Illiterate person; எழுதப்படிக்கத் தெரியாதவன். அவன் தற்குறிப் பையல். [ezhuthappadikkath theriyathavan. avan tharkurip paiyal.]

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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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