Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Tamil term or phrase:
Pottakennar
English translation:
Well without any perapet-wall
Tamil term
Venezuela
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, English
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Pottakennar
She took him to a large, abandoned well -the pottakennar.
I am not sure if this is Tamil or another dialect. The author is from South India. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me with the possible meaning of this word, or at least show me a reference that can point me in the right direction.
Thank you.
| 5 | Well without any perapet-wall |
Mohan Krishnan
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| 5 | agricultural well on an arid land |
Mohammed Fahim
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| 5 | A well in a barren land |
mohamed safran
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| 4 | Blind well |
Rajamanickam. R.
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Proposed translations
India
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Native in: English (Variant: Indian) , Tamil
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Well without any perapet-wall
As in Mr.Mohammed Fahim quoted poem, for villagers, it is a suicidal point.
In some areas, it is called "Mottakinnar".
Sri Lanka
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agricultural well on an arid land
https://theneelam.com/pa-viduthalai-sigappi-poems/
https://ta.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D
Sri Lanka
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, Sinhala (Sinhalese)
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A well in a barren land
Kennar - கிணறு (Well)
So, Potteakennar - A well in a barren space/land
India
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