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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMayilāppūr (மயிலாப்பூர்) noun < மயில் [mayil] +. cf. mayūra-purī. Mylapore, a suburb of Madras containing a Śiva shrine sung by St. Campantar, reputed to be the place where St. Vāyilār was born and St. Tiruvaḷḷuvar lived; also reputed to be the principal scene of the labours of St. Thomas; திருஞானசம்பந்தமூர்த்தி நாயனாராற் பாடப்பெற்றதும், வாயிலார்நாயனார் பிறந்ததும், திரு வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம்ுவர் வாழ்ந்ததும், அர்ச். தோமையார் கிறிஸ்தவ மதப் பிரசாரஞ்செய்த இடமாகக் கருதப்படுவதும், சென்னையின் பகுதியுமாகிய ஓர் ஊர். [thirugnanasambanthamurthi nayanarar padapperrathum, vayilarnayanar piranthathum, thiru valluvar vazhnthathum, ars. thomaiyar kiristhava mathap pirasarancheytha idamagak karuthappaduvathum, sennaiyin paguthiyumagiya or ur.]
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