Terttukal, Tērttukaḷ, Ter-tukal: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tērttukaḷ (தேர்த்துகள்) [tēr-tukaḷ] noun < idem. +.

1. Dust rising from a chariot in motion; தேர்ச்செல வால் எழுந் தூளி. [therchela val ezhun thuli.]

2. Minute measure of length = 4 atoms of dust in a sunbeam = 8 katir-eḻu-tukaḷ; எட்டுக் கதிரெழுதுகள்கொண்டதோர் அளவு. [ettug kathirezhuthugalkondathor alavu.] (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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