Akampatiyar, Akampaṭiyar: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAkampaṭiyar (அகம்படியர்) noun < idem. +.
1. Domestics; ஊழியஞ்செய்வோர். அவ்வவர்க்குரிய அகம்படியர் [uzhiyancheyvor. avvavarkkuriya agambadiyar] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருப்பாவை [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruppavai], 4, 72, வ்யா. [vya.]).
2. Name of an agricultural caste in the Tanjore and Madura districts, as having been in the palace service of chiefs in former times; ஒரு சாதியார். [oru sathiyar.]
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Akampaṭiyar (அகம்படியர்) noun < idem. Domestic servants; அணுக்கத்தொண்டு செய்வோர். [anukkathondu seyvor.] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 431.)
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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