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Ceyar (செயர்) noun [K. sāyar.] Current or customary sources of revenue other than the land-tax, as customs, transit duties, licence-fees, house-tax, market-tax, etc.; வீட்டுவரி சந்தை வரி முதலிய பலவகை வருவாய். [vittuvari santhai vari muthaliya palavagai varuvay.] (R. T.)

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Cēyār (சேயார்) noun < சேய்². [sey².] (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [(yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

1. People at a distance; தூரத்திலுள்ளவர். [thurathilullavar.]

2. Enemies, foes; பகைவர். [pagaivar.]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

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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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Starts with: Ceyarkai, Ceyarkaiccakkatu, Ceyarkaipporul, Ceyarkaivacanai, Ceyarkaiyalaku, Ceyarkaiyalapetai, Ceyarkaiyarivu, Ceyaru.

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