Kariyar, Kariyār, Kāriyār: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKariyar (கரியர்) noun < கரி⁷. [kari⁷.] Witnesses; நடுச் சொல்வோர். கரியரோ வேண்டா [nadus solvor. kariyaro venda] (பழமொழி [pazhamozhi] 148).
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Kariyār (கரியார்) noun < கரு-மை. [karu-mai.]
1. People who are of dark complexion; கருநிறமுடையார். [karuniramudaiyar.]
2. Degraded people; கீழ்மக்கள். கரியாரை நளவெண்பா்ளான் [kizhmakkal. kariyarai nallan] (சிறுபஞ்சாங்கம் [sirupanchamulam] 21).
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Kariyār (கரியார்) noun < கரி⁷. [kari⁷.] Witnesses; சான்று கூறுவோர். வன்றெண்டர்க் காவணங் கரியார் முன்பு காட்டவல்லார் [sanru kuruvor. vanrendark kavanang kariyar munpu kattavallar] (மருதூ. [maruthurandathi] 11).
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Kāriyār (காரியார்) noun The author of the Kaṇakkatikāram; கணக்கதிகாரம் என்னும் நூலின் ஆசிரியர். [kanakkathigaram ennum nulin asiriyar.]
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: Kariyariyuritton, Kariyartharani.
Ends with: Mukkirakariyar, Mukkirkariyar.
Full-text: Ancanappatam.
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