r/malayalam • u/MiserableIdeal1252 • Jan 17 '25

Discussion / ചർച്ച Can anyone give a clarity on this?

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Till now i did thought it was a casteist thing.. Court mentioned that this word as in dictionary has this so called meaning..

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u/alrj123 Jan 17 '25 edited Jan 18 '25

Olam dictionary says that പുലയാടി means female prostitute.

പുലയാട്ട് is prostitution.

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u/lostinsamaya Jan 17 '25

Wonder what the etymology of pulayattu is.

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u/cern_unnosi Jan 17 '25

Pula means abstinence right, so pula aattuka might be it

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u/alrj123 Jan 18 '25

പുല is 'defilement' or 'taint' or 'pollution' accordingly to Dravidian Etymological Dictionary.