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thalaikoothal

thalaikoothal noun: the traditional practice of senicide or euthanasia, carried out by family members, observed in some parts of southern districts of Tamil Nadu state of India.

Noun

thalaikoothal (uncountable)

  1. (India) The traditional practice of senicide or euthanasia, carried out by family members, observed in some parts of southern districts of Tamil Nadu state of India.

Origin of thalaikoothal

Borrowed from Tamil தலைக்கூத்தல் (talaikkūttal, literally “showering”)

Questions about thalaikoothal

What does thalaikoothal mean?
Thalaikoothal means the traditional practice of senicide or euthanasia, carried out by family members, observed in some parts of southern districts of Tamil Nadu state of India.
What part of speech is thalaikoothal?
Thalaikoothal is a noun.

Words near thalaikoothal in the dictionary

  1. thakurghars
  2. Thakuri
  3. thakurs
  4. thal
  5. Thala
  6. thalaikoothal
  7. thalamectomies
  8. thalamectomy
  9. thalamegos
  10. thalamencephala
  11. thalamencephalic

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