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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPeriyar (பெரியர்) noun < பெரு-மை. [peru-mai.] See பெரிய.ார். சான்றோர் பெரியராக் கொள்வது கோள் [periyar. sanror periyarag kolvathu kol] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 165).
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Periyār (பெரியார்) noun < பெரு-மை. [peru-mai.] [K. piriyar.]
1. The aged; மூத்தோர். [muthor.]
2. The great; சிறந்தோர். பெரிய.ார் பெருமை சிறு தகைமை [siranthor. periyar perumai siru thagaimai] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 170).
3. Saints, sages; ஞானியர். பெரிய.ாரும் பணித் தார் [gnaniyar. periyarum panith thar] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 381, திருக்குறள் அவ. [thirukkural ava.]).
4. Kings; அரசர். பெரிய.ார் மனையகத்தும் . . . வணங்கார் குரவரையுங் கண்டால் [arasar. periyar manaiyagathum . . . vanangar kuravaraiyung kandal] (ஆசாரக்கோவை [asarakkovai] 73).
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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Starts with: Per-iyarkanci, Periyaru.
Full-text (+16): Cirupperiyar, Rayappar, Periyor, Pattirakiri, Tarrericanikal, Nivacam, Tiyakaiyar, Nakurantavan, Cirutakaimai, Paracarapattar, Pishman, Corupanantar, Periyaru, Cankaracariyar, Panapattiran, Venattatikal, Pattinattuppillaiyar, Vacavatevar, Tiruvarankattamutanar, Per-iyarkanci.
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