Kaliyan, Kaliyaṉ, Kaḷiyaṉ, Kāḻiyaṉ, Kāḷiyaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaliyaṉ (கலியன்) noun < கலி². [kali².]
1. Warrior; படைவீரன். (திவா.) [padaiviran. (thiva.)]
2. Tirumaṅkai-y-āḻvār, who was a warrior before he became a saint; திருமங்கையாழ்வார். [thirumangaiyazhvar.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 5, 2, 10.)
3. Male of twins when they are of opposite sex; இரட்டைப்பிள்ளைகளுள் ஆண். [irattaippillaigalul an.] (W.)
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Kaliyaṉ (கலியன்) noun < kali.
1. The deity presiding over the Iron age; கலிபுருஷன். தணந்த வெந்திறற் கலியனை [kalipurushan. thanantha venthirar kaliyanai] (நைடதம் கலிநீ. [naidatham kalini.] 16).
2. Saturn; சனி. [sani.] (W.)
3. Hungry man; பசித்தவன். கலியர் சோற்றின்மேலே மனம் என்னுமாபோலே [pasithavan. kaliyar sorrinmele manam ennumapole] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 3, 7).
4. Poor man; needy, indigent person; தரித் திரன். மூதேவி மூடிய கலியனை. (திருப்புகழ்) [tharith thiran. muthevi mudiya kaliyanai. (thiruppugazh)]
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Kaḷiyaṉ (களியன்) noun < களி². [kali².] cf. kalya. Drunkard; குடியன். [kudiyan.]
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Kāḻiyaṉ (காழியன்) noun probably from காழ்-. [kazh-.] cf. kṣāl. Washerman, dhoby; வண்ணான். காழியர் கவ்வைப் பரப்பின் வெவ்வுவர்ப் பொழிய [vannan. kazhiyar kavvaip parappin vevvuvarp pozhiya] (அகநா. [agana.] 89, 7).
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Kāḻiyaṉ (காழியன்) noun probably from kṣāra.
1. Dealer in the rice-preparation piṭṭu; பிட்டுவாணி கன். [pittuvani kan.] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 28, 32.)
2. Dealer in salt; உப்பு வாணிகன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [uppu vanigan. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Kāḷiyaṉ (காளியன்) noun < Kāliya. A serpent on whose hood Kṛṣṇa danced; கண்ணபிரான் தன் பாதங்களால் தலையில் மிதித்தாடப்பெற்ற சர்ப் பம். காளியன் பொய்கை கலங்க [kannapiran than pathangalal thalaiyil mithithadapperra sarp pam. kaliyan poykai kalanga] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 3, 9, 7).
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Ends with: Mankaliyan.
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