Nattan, Nāṭṭāṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNāṭṭāṉ (நாட்டான்) noun < idem.
1. Inhabitant of a country; தேசத்தான். தென்பாண்டி நாட் டானே [thesathan. thenpandi nad dane] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 1, 90).
2. Countryman, rustic; நாட்டுப்புறத்தான். [nattuppurathan.]
3. A revenue officer under native administration whose duty it was to superintend cultivation; விவசாயத்தை மேற்பார்க் கும் அதிகாரி. [vivasayathai merpark kum athigari.] Local usage
4. See நாட்டாண்மைக்காரன். [nattanmaikkaran.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+3): Na-tankipecu, Na-tankivay, Natta-natunal, Nattam-takarai, Nattana, Nattanadu, Nattanaduhagal, Nattanaduvagal, Nattanaduvirul, Nattanaduvu, Nattanai, Nattanaikkaran, Nattanam, Nattanar, Nattanarayana, Nattanatu, Nattandagarai, Nattane, Nattankal, Nattanki.
Ends with: Ampalanattan, Aranattan, Cennapattanattan, Enkunattan, Erumaikutanattan, Inattan, Karanattan, Tanattan, Vakkanattan, Vanattan, Vannattan, Viranattan, Yuttacannattan.
Full-text: Uttarati, Akkaraiyan, Ampalanattan, Keralan, Vatukan, Malaiyali.
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