"Transliteration: Akkāṭu veṭṭi parutti vitaikkiṟēṉ eṉṟāl, appā eṉakku oru tuppaṭṭi eṉkiṟāṉ piḷḷai. Ataṟku appaṉ kaikāl paṭṭuk kiḻiyappōkiṟatu, maṭittup peṭṭiyilē vai eṉkiṟāṉ."
— Unknown

January 1, 1970

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Jensen (1897) explained: "The boy takes for granted that the cotton has grown up and been woven. The father takes for granted that the boy has got the cloth. Used of premature and unreasonable requests and hopes."