Tottiyan, Toṭṭiyaṉ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Toṭṭiyaṉ (தொட்டியன்) noun [Malayalam: toṭṭiyan.] Person of a Telugu caste of cultivators, settled in the western portion of the Madura District, who assume the title Nāykkar; தெலுங்கு தேசத்தில் உழவுத்தொழில் செய்துவந்து மதுரை நாட் டில் நாய்க்கன் என்ற பெயர்கொண்டு வாழும் ஒரு சாதி யான். [thelungu thesathil uzhavuthozhil seythuvanthu mathurai nad dil naykkan enra peyarkondu vazhum oru sathi yan.] (E. T.)

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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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