Cikirkaran, Cikiṟkāraṉ, Cikir-karan: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cikiṟkāraṉ (சிகிற்காரன்) [cikiṟ-kāraṉ] noun < idem. +. A caste of knife-grinders, belonging originally to Upper India (Sikligar) and found chiefly in Madura district; ஆயுதங்களுக்கு மெருகு கொடுப் பவனும் மதுரைஜில்லாவிலுள்ளவனுமாகிய ஒரு சாதி யான். [ayuthangalukku merugu kodup pavanum mathuraijillavilullavanumagiya oru sathi yan.] (E. T.)

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