Ciyan, Cīyaṉ, Cīyāṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCīyaṉ (சீயன்) noun < idem. See சீயான். சிறுமுனி வன் சீயனம் போதிகடைந்தான் [siyan. sirumuni van siyanam pothigadainthan] (கந்தரந்தாதி [kantharan.] 19).
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Cīyaṉ (சீயன்) noun < Malay siyam.
1. See சீயம்³. [siyam³.]
2. See சீயங்கல். [siyangal.] Colloq.
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Cīyāṉ (சீயான்) noun perhaps from idem. Great-grandfather; மூன்றாம் பாட்டன். [munram pattan.] (W.)
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Cīyāṉ (சீயான்) noun < செய்யான். [seyyan.] Reddish venomous centipede. See செய்யான். [seyyan.] (W.)
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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