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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Camātiyuppu (சமாதியுப்பு) [camāti-uppu] noun < idem. +.

1. Salt cast into the grave at interment to prevent putrefaction; சரீரம் அழுகாதிருத்தற்பொருட்டுச் சமாதியிலிடும் உப்பு. [sariram azhugathirutharporuttus samathiyilidum uppu.]

2. Salt from a corpse taken some years after burial; சமாதிவைத்த இடத்தினின்று எடுக்கும் உப்பு. [samathivaitha idathininru edukkum uppu.]

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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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