Cattar, Caṭṭar, Cattār, Cāttar: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaṭṭar (சட்டர்) noun probably from சட்டைநாதர். [sattainathar.] Bhairava; வைரவர். [vairavar.]
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Cattār (சத்தார்) noun < Urdu sattār. Oblique, slanting or sloping direction; சாய்வு. [sayvu.] Local usage
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Cāttar (சாத்தர்) noun < śākta. Śakti worshippers; சத்திபூசை செய்வோர். சவுரர் சாத்தார் . . . முதலா மதத்தோரும் [sathipusai seyvor. savurar sathar . . . muthala mathathorum] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 68, 36).
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Cāttar (சாத்தர்) noun See சாத்தவர். அதர்கெடுத் தலறிய சாத்தரொ டாங்கு [sathavar. atharkeduth thalariya satharo dangu] (அகநா. [agana.] 39).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Cattara, Cattaracikam, Cattaranai, Cattaratra, Cattari, Cattarige, Cattarike, Cattarisa, Cattarisadanta, Cattarisaka, Cattarishikal, Cattaro Maharajano.
Ends with: Attikocattar, Catturupatcattar.
Full-text: Sattar, Guhya sattar, Ushnavarana, Sattara, Vankaccatar, Rajashringa, Chattra, Ratana.
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