Kaniyalan, Kāṇiyāḷaṉ, Kani-alan: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKāṇiyāḷaṉ (காணியாளன்) [kāṇi-āḷaṉ] noun < காணி¹ [kani¹] +.
1. [Malayalam: kāṇiyāḷan.] Proprietor of land; காணி யாட்சியுள்ளவன். [kani yadsiyullavan.]
2. Hard working agriculturist; உழவின்மேல் ஊக்கமுள்ள குடி. [uzhavinmel ukkamulla kudi.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 5, 43, உரை. [urai.])
3. A sub-division of Smartha Brahmans; ஸ்மார்த்த பிராமணரில் ஒருவகுப்பு. [smartha piramanaril oruvaguppu.] (G. T j. D. 78.)
4. A sub-division of Vēḷāḷas; வேளாளருள் ஒரு வகுப்பு. [velalarul oru vaguppu.] (G. T j. D. 81.)
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Kāṇiyāḷaṉ (காணியாளன்) [kāṇi-āḷaṉ] noun perhaps from idem. +. A kind of fish; ஒருவகை மீன். வயலினுதிக்குங் காணியாளனும் [oruvagai min. vayalinuthikkung kaniyalanum] (பறாளைவிநாயகர்பள்ளு [paralaivinayagarpallu] 16).
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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