வறட்டி
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Tamil
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/A_dried_cake_of_cow-dung%2C_used_for_fuel_%28%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%29.jpg/220px-A_dried_cake_of_cow-dung%2C_used_for_fuel_%28%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From வறட்டு (vaṟaṭṭu). Cognate with Telugu వరట (varaṭa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]வறட்டி • (vaṟaṭṭi)
- bratty, dried cow-dung cake
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “வறட்டி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press