Pantiyar, Pāṇṭiyar, Pāṇṭiyaṉ, Pāṇṭiyan, Pantiyan: 2 definitions

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Pantiyar 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.

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Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient Tamilakam

Pāṇṭiyar (or Pāṇṭiyaṉ) is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: Vēṅkaṭam, Koṟkai, 201 notes Koṟkai, muttu (pearl), valampuri (rightwarped conch), Kaṇṇaḷ, Cōḻar, Kuṉṟam; prefixed ‘Pacumpūṭ-’ cf. the mythical Poṟkai Pāṇṭiyaṉ (Rajarajan 2016a: 94), 162 notes Atikaṉ, 231, 253 notes Koṅkar, neṭunakar-Kūṭal, Vaṭukar, 266 notes ‘Pacumpūṇ’, see Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ from list of Pāṇṭiyar in the Puṟaṉānūṟu.

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pantiyar in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pantiyar (பந்தியர்) noun < idem. Persons of the same group; ஒருவகுப்பினர். தழுவத்தக்க பந்தியரெவரும் [oruvaguppinar. thazhuvathakka panthiyarevarum] (கம்பராமாயணம் மாயாசீ. [kambaramayanam mayasi.] 1).

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Pāṇṭiyaṉ (பாண்டியன்) noun < pāṇḍya. King of the ancient Pāṇḍya country; பாண்டியநாட்டு வேந்தன். [pandiyanattu venthan.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 17, 5.)

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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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