s. a straw, a rush,
al turumpayp ponan , he is greatly imaciated.
turumpattam , s. thinness, meagerness (turumpu +attam , likeness); 2. a girl's play in sand with a splinter; 3. playing with the trump in cards.
turumpu kotukka , to give the wife a straw in token of divorce.
turumpu vangka , to take the straw (i.e.) to accept the divorce.
turumpait tunakka , to exaggerate a fault. (lit. to make a pillar of a straw).
s. a straw, a rush,
ஆள் துரும்பாய்ப் போனான் , he is greatly imaciated.
துரும்பாட்டம் , s. thinness, meagerness (துரும்பு +ஆட்டம் , likeness); 2. a girl's play in sand with a splinter; 3. playing with the trump in cards.
துரும்பு கொடுக்க , to give the wife a straw in token of divorce.
துரும்பு வாங்க , to take the straw (i.e.) to accept the divorce.
துரும்பைத் தூணாக்க , to exaggerate a fault. (lit. to make a pillar of a straw).