Kotiyan, Koṭiyaṉ, Koṭiyāṉ, Kotiyaṉ, Kōṭiyaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKoṭiyaṉ (கொடியன்) noun < கொடு-மை. [kodu-mai.] Cruel man; தீயன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு). [thiyan. (sudamaninigandu).]
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Koṭiyaṉ (கொடியன்) noun < கொடி. [kodi.] The descending node, Cauda draconis; கேது. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு). [kethu. (sudamaninigandu).]
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Koṭiyāṉ (கொடியான்) noun < கொடு-மை. [kodu-mai.] Cruel man; கொடுமையானவன். கொடியார் வரு மென்று குலாவுவதோ [kodumaiyanavan. kodiyar varu menru kulavuvatho] (கம்பராமாயணம் உருக்காட்டு. [kambaramayanam urukkattu.] 9).
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Kotiyaṉ (கொதியன்) noun < கொதி. [kothi.] One who hankers after food; உணவில் ஆசைமிக்கவன். [unavil asaimikkavan.] Local usage
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Kōṭiyaṉ (கோடியன்) noun < கோடி³. [kodi³.] Bearer of palanquins or vākaṉam of an idol; பல் லக்கு அல்லது வாகனஞ் சுமப்போன். [pal lakku allathu vaganagn sumappon.] Local usage
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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Starts with: Kotiyanarkuni, Kotiyanirakkunni.
Ends with: Atakotiyan, Kakotiyan, Vankotiyan.
Full-text: Kakotiyan, Vankotiyan, Vettiyan, Antaram, O.
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