kottai (p. 146) s. [vul.] Decay, rottenness, cariousness, blemish, சொத்தை. கொத்தைநூல், s. Cotton yarn with particles of the pod adhering to it. கொத்தைப்பல், s. Carious teeth. கொத்தையாராய, inf. To examine cloth in order to pick out the particles of husk or pod. கொத்தையுடல், s. A scabby state of body. கொத்தையும்நெருடுமானசீலை, s. Inferior cloth, rough and having particles of the fibrous covering of the cotton woven into it. 71)