Nallar, Nallār, Naḷḷār: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNallār (நல்லார்) noun < நன்-மை. [nan-mai.]
1. The good; நற்குணமுடையோர். பொல்லா ரிணைமலர் நல்லார் புனைவரே (சிவஞான போதம் காப்பு.). [narkunamudaiyor. polla rinaimalar nallar punaivare (sivagnana potham kappu.).]
2. The great; பெரிய.ார். நல்லார் தொடர்கை விடல் [periyar. nallar thodarkai vidal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 450).
3. The learned; கற்றவர். நல்லார்கட் பட்ட வறு மையின் [karravar. nallarkad patta varu maiyin] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 408).
4. Women; மகளிர். மைப் படு மழைக்க ணல்லார் வாய்க்கொண்ட வமுதம் [magalir. maip padu mazhaikka nallar vaykkonda vamutham] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2881).
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Naḷḷār (நள்ளார்) noun < idem. + idem. +. Enemies, foes; பகைவர். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) நளவெண்பா்ளார் பெரும்படை [pagaivar. (sudamaninigandu) nallar perumbadai] (கம்பராமாயணம் அதிகாயன். [kambaramayanam athigayan.] 219).
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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