Cevakan, Cēvakaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCēvakaṉ (சேவகன்) noun < sēvaka.
1. Soldier, warrior; veteran; வீரன். சேவகனாகித் திண்சிலை யேந்தி [viran. sevaganagith thinsilai yenthi] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 2, 81).
2. [Malayalam: cēvakan, Travancore usage sēvake.] Servant, peon, attendant; ஊழியஞ்செய் வோன். மாற்றான்றன் சேவகன் [uzhiyanchey von. marranran sevagan] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] ii, 6, 12).
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Cēvakaṉ (சேவகன்) noun probably from செம்-மை [sem-mai] + அகம். [agam.] See சேவகன்பூடு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sevaganpudu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cevakanar, Cevakanarkilanku, Cevakanarvempu, Cevakanputu.
Ends with (+4): Anaiccevakan, Attalaiccevakan, Civa-lokacevakan, Kan-kanacevakan, Kollaccevakan, Kottavarcevakan, Kuliccevakan, Kullaccevakan, Kutiraiccevakan, Kutticcevakan, Makkatcevakan, Mettuccevakan, Muttiraiccevakan, Nallacevakan, Nattuccevakan, Orraiccevakan, Pillaiccevakan, Porccevakan, Putuccevakan, Tainattuccevakan.
Full-text (+26): Civa-lokacevakan, Kollaccevakan, Orraiccevakan, Tanaiyaccevakan, Porccevakan, Kullaccevakan, Muttiraiccevakan, Pillaiccevakan, Kan-kanacevakan, Putuccevakan, Villaiccevakan, Mettuccevakan, Kottavarcevakan, Vellittaticcevakan, Tainattuccevakan, Anaiccevakan, Kutiraiccevakan, Nallacevakan, Makkatcevakan, Cevakanputu.
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