Vaykkacu, Vāykkācu, Vay-kacu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vāykkācu (வாய்க்காசு) [vāy-kācu] noun < வாய் [vay] + காசு³. [kasu³.]

1. Money placed on the mouth of a corpse with vāykkarici; பிரேதத்தின் வாயில் வாய்க்கரிசி யுடன் வைக்கும் பணம். [pirethathin vayil vaykkarisi yudan vaikkum panam.] (W.)

2. Bribe, tip; இலஞ் சம். [ilagn sam.] Colloq.

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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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