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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPācavar (பாசவர்) noun < பசு-மை. [pasu-mai.] Dealers in betel leaves; வெற்றிலை யிடுவோர். பாசவர் வாசவர் மைந்நிண விலைஞரோடு [verrilai yiduvor. pasavar vasavar mainnina vilaignarodu] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 5, 26).
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Pācavar (பாசவர்) noun < paśu.
1. Dealers in mutton; ஆட்டிறைச்சி விற்கும் வாணிகர். பாசவ ரூனத் தழித்த வானிணக் கொழுங்குறை [attiraichi virkum vanigar. pasava runath thazhitha vaninag kozhungurai] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 21, 9).
2. Dealers in meat; இறைச்சி விற்போர். [iraichi virpor.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 5, 26, உரை. [urai.])
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Pācavar (பாசவர்) noun < பாசம்². [pasam².] Those who manufacture and sell ropes; கயிறு திரித்து விற் போர். [kayiru thirithu vir por.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 5, 26, உரை. [urai.])
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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