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noun
a sacred symbol, used by Hindus in South India and Sri Lanka to draw it at beginning of diaries, notebooks, etc. before writing anything new.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Tamil பிள்ளையார் சுழி (piḷḷaiyār cuḻi).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
