Catanku, Caṭaṅku: 1 definition
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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaṭaṅku (சடங்கு) noun perhaps from ṣa�-ṅg.
1. Rite, ceremony; சாஸ்திரவிதிபற்றியும் வழக்கம்பற்றியும் அனுஷ்டிக்குங� கிரியை. மறையவன� சடங்கு காட்� [sasthiravithiparriyum vazhakkambarriyum anushdikkung kiriyai. maraiyavan sadangu katta] (கம்பராமாயணம் கிளை�. [kambaramayanam kilaiga.] 81).
2. Ceremony performed at the pubescence of a girl; முதற்பூப்புச� சடங்கு. சடங்கு மாதங� கழிக்க� முன்னாம் [mutharpuppus sadangu. sadangu mathang kazhikku munnam] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்ட� [thanippadarrirattu] i, 378, 21).
3. Nuptials, consummation; சாந்திக் கல்யாணம். [santhig kalyanam.] Local usage
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Caṭaṅku (சடங்கு) noun < சடங்கம்�. [岹Բ².] A variety of wrestler’s grapple, probably forcing a person into a ball-like position; குண்டுக்கட்டாய்க� கட்டும� மற்பிட� வக�. சடங்காகப� பிடித்து உயிர்போக நெரித் துத் தொலைத்� மல்லாடலும் [kundukkattayk kattum marpidi vagai. sadangagap pidithu uyirpoga nerith thuth tholaitha malladalum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம� அரும்பதவுர� [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 6, 49, உர� [urai]).
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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Starts with: Catankukali, Catankuvitu.
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