Metiyan, Mētiyaṉ, Mētiyāṉ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mētiyaṉ (மேதியன்) noun See மேதியான். [methiyan.] (W.)

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Mētiyāṉ (மேதியான்) noun < மேதி¹. [methi¹.] Yama, as riding a buffalo; [எருமை யூர்பவன்] இயமன். சுருதிநாதன் மேதியான் முகநோக்கி [[erumai yurpavan] iyaman. suruthinathan methiyan muganokki] (திருக்குற்றாலத் தல மந்தமா. [thirukkurralath thala manthama.] 120).

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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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