Tikkuli, Tīkkuḻi, Ti-kuli, Tīkkuḷi: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tīkkuḻi (தீக்குழி) [tī-kuḻi] noun < தீ⁴ [thi⁴] +. [Malayalam: tīkkuḻi.] Pit with live charcoals for persons to walk on or to throw themselves into in self-immolation; பிரார்த்தனையின்பொருட்டேனும் உயிர்விடற்பொருட்டே னும் இறங்குவதற்கு அமைக்கப்படும் நெருப்புக்குண்டம். தீக்குழி வலித்தியாந் தீரினுந் தீர்தும் [pirarthanaiyinporuttenum uyirvidarporutte num iranguvatharku amaikkappadum neruppukkundam. thikkuzhi valithiyan thirinun thirthum] (பெருங்கதை மகத. [perungathai magatha.] 25, 138).

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Tīkkuḷi (தீக்குளி) [tīkkuḷittal] [tī-kuḷi] intransitive verb < தீ⁴ [thi⁴] +. To plunge into flames, as in an ordeal or in self-immolation; அக்கினிப்பிரவேசஞ்செய்தல். [akkinippiravesancheythal.]

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