Nayar, Nāyar: 3 definitions
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Nayar means something in the history of ancient India, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
Source: Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Ritual Music in Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples of KeralaNāyar refers to a community of temple functionaries of Kerala temples.—Members of the Nāyar or Nambiyasan communities generally play the maddaḷam, while other instruments, such as ilattālam, kompū, and kurum kuḻal, may be played by members of any group of temple functionaries. Another class of musicians with no precise restrictions performs only in the fourth enclosure or outside temples; they play the barrel drum tavil and a reed nāgasvaram.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNāyar (ನಾಯರ್):—[noun] a kind of tree.
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Nāyar (ನಾಯರ್):—
1) [noun] a caste among Keralites.
2) [noun] a member of that caste.
3) [noun] the surname of the members of this caste.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNayar (நயர்) noun < naya. Wise persons; அறிவுடையவர். மேனயரிவரென [arivudaiyavar. menayarivarena] (சிவதருமோத்தரம் சுவர்க்கநரக. [sivatharumotharam suvarkkanaraga.] 24).
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Nāyar (நாயர்) noun < Malayalam nāyar. A caste of Hindus in Malabar; மலையாளருள் ஒரு சாதியார். [malaiyalarul oru sathiyar.]
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: Nayara, Nayarakam, Nayaral, Nayaranga, Nayarani, Nayaratna, Nayaratnamala, Nayare, Nayari.
Ends with: Avinayar.
Full-text: Nayammara, Nayamara, Nayimara, Pulu, Pternandra cogniauxii, Nagasvara, Tavil, Katuvaippu, Araalai, Aralai, Amischotolype gracilis, Medinilla assamica, Acci, Colysis pteropus, Pleopeltis macrocarpa.
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Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
1.2. The Samanvaya by Krishnachandra < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
1.1. The Raksapurusaka by Krishnachandra < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
1.3. The Yogavilasita by Krishnachandra < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Note on polyandry < [Notes]
Note on precautions observed in the birth-chamber in ancient India < [Notes]
Part 3 - Southern India < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Mode of worship of Hayagrīva < [Chapter 4]
Iconographical descriptions of Hayagrīva in different Purāṇas < [Chapter 4]
Ramanuja’s Interpretation of the Bhagavad-gita (by Abani Sonowal)