Vantikkattu, Vaṇṭikkaṭṭu, Vanti-kattu, Vaṇṭikaṭṭu, Vantikaṭṭu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vaṇṭikkaṭṭu (வண்டிக்கட்டு) [vaṇṭi-kaṭṭu] noun < வண்டி¹ [vandi¹] +.

1. See வண்டிப்பட்டா. [vandippatta.] (W.)

2. A mode of tying a woman’s braided hair; மகளிர் முடிந்து கொள்ளும் தலைமுடிவகை. [magalir mudinthu kollum thalaimudivagai.] Local usage

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Vaṇṭikaṭṭu (வண்டிகட்டு) [vaṇṭikaṭṭutal] [vaṇṭi-kaṭṭu] intransitive verb < idem. +.

1. To yoke the bullocks to a bandy, as for a journey; மாட்டை வண்டியிற் பூட்டுதல். [mattai vandiyir puttuthal.]

2. To start, as on a journey; யாத்திரை முதலியன தொடங்குதல். [yathirai muthaliyana thodanguthal.] Local usage

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Vantikaṭṭu (வந்திகட்டு) [vantikaṭṭutal] [vanti-kaṭṭu] transitive verb < வந்தி⁶ [vanthi⁶] +. To compel; பலவந்தம் பண்ணுதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [palavantham pannuthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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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