Munnilaikkaran, Muṉṉilaikkāraṉ, Munnilai-karan: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Muṉṉilaikkāraṉ (முன்னிலைக்காரன்) [muṉṉilai-kāraṉ] noun < idem. +.

1. Headman of the caste, as of Kammāḷaṉ, Vaṇṇāṉ, etc.; கம்மாளர் வண்ணார் முதலிய சாதிகளின் தலைவன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kammalar vannar muthaliya sathigalin thalaivan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

2. A petty officer; ஒருவகைக் கீழ்த்தர உத்தியோகஸ்தன். [oruvagaig kizhthara uthiyogasthan.] Nāñ.

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