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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Teriyalar (தெரியலர்) noun < idem. +. அல் [al] negative +

1. The ignorant, the unenlightened, the uninformed; அறிவில்லார். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [arivillar. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

2. Enemies; பகைவர். தெரியலர் வந்து வணங்கித் திறையிடுஞ் சீர்மதுரை [pagaivar. theriyalar vanthu vanangith thiraiyidugn sirmathurai] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற் பக். [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar pag.] 320, பயகர. [payagara.] 11).

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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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