Patiyilar, Patiyilār, Pati-ilar: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPatiyilār (பதியிலார்) [pati-ilār] noun < பதி³ [pathi³] +. Dancing-girls; கணிகையர். உருத்திர கணிகைமாராம் பதியிலார் குலத்திற் றோன்றி [kanigaiyar. uruthira kanigaimaram pathiyilar kulathir ronri] (பெரியபுராணம் தடுத்தாட். [periyapuranam thaduthad.] 132). (inscription)
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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