Kankeyar, Kāṅkeyar: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kāṅkeyar (காங்கெயர்) noun

1. Inhabitants of the country ruled by the Gangas; கங்கநாட்டி னர். பொப்பண காங்கெயர்கோன் [kanganatti narrinai poppana kangeyarkon] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை பக். [silappathigaram arumbathavurai pag.] 11).

2. Name of the author of the Uriccol-nikaṇṭu; உரிச்சொல் நிகண்டுசெய்த ஆசிரியர். முந்துகாங்கெய னுரிச்சொல். (ஆசிரிய நிகண்டு) [urichol niganduseytha asiriyar. munthugangeya nurichol. (asiriya nigandu)]

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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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