suttee meaning in Tamil
தீக்குளிப்பு
suttee in Tamil: தீக்குளிப்பு. In English, suttee means the traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.
Tamil words for suttee
- தீக்குளிப்பு
English meaning of suttee
- noun The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.
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Questions about suttee in Tamil
- What is the meaning of suttee in Tamil?
- Suttee in Tamil is தீக்குளிப்பு.
- suttee என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Suttee: தீக்குளிப்பு.
- What does suttee mean in English?
- Suttee means the traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: suttee (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: suttee (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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