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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTēvatāci (தேவதாசி) [tēva-tāci] noun < idem. +.
1. Dancing-girl, dedicated to the service of a god; கோயிற்பணிவிடை புரியும் கணிகை. [koyirpanividai puriyum kanigai.]
2. Celestial dancing-girls; தேவலோகத்து நாடக அரம்பையர். [thevalogathu nadaga arambaiyar.]
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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Partial matches: Taci, Teva, Theva, Dhasi, Dashi, Deva, Tacci.
Full-text: Devadasi, Devadasisampradaya, Devadasipaddhati, Vacavi, Tevatiyal, Tevakanikai, Madhavi.
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