Tantarkaran, Taṇṭaṟkāraṉ, Tantar-karan: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Taṇṭaṟkāraṉ (தண்டற்காரன்) [taṇṭaṟ-kāraṉ] noun < idem. +.

1. Collector of village revenue; one who collects amounts due from creditors; வரி முதலியன தண்டுவோன். [vari muthaliyana thanduvon.]

2. A village servant under the headman of a village, employed in collecting revenue; தீர்வை வசூல் செய்யும் கிராமச் சேவகன். [thirvai vasul seyyum kiramas sevagan.] Ramnd usage

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Taṇṭaṟkāraṉ (தண்டற்காரன்) [taṇṭaṟ-kāraṉ] noun See தண்டல்³. [thandal³.] Local usage

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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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