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From புது (putu) + -மை (-mai). Cognate with Malayalam പുതുമ (putuma).
புதுமை • (putumai)
- novelty, newness, freshness
- innovation
- wonder, miracle
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “புதுமை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press