Kukavelalar, Kukavēḷāḷar, Kuka-velalar: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kukavēḷāḷar (குகவேளாளர்) [kuka-vēḷāḷar] noun < guha +. Name assumed by a sect of cempaṭavaṉ tracing their descent from Guha who ferried Rāma over the Ganges; இராமபிரான் கங்கைகடக்குமாறு துணைபுரிந்த குகனது வம்சத்தினராகச் செம்படவர் சிலர் வழங்கிக்கொள்ளும் சாதிப்பெயர். [iramapiran kangaigadakkumaru thunaipurintha kuganathu vamsathinaragas sembadavar silar vazhangikkollum sathippeyar.] (E. T.)

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