Ulavan, Uḻavaṉ, Uḷavaṉ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Uḻavaṉ (உழவன்) noun < idem.

1. Ploughman, agriculturist; உழுபவன். பயந்த விளைநில முள்ளு முழவன் [uzhupavan. payantha vilainila mullu muzhavan] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 356).

2. Member of the ploughing class in an agricultural tract; மருத நிலக் களமன். [marutha nilag kalaman.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 20, உரை. [urai.])

3. Member of the Śūdra caste; சூதசங்கிதை்திரன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [suthiran. (pingalagandu)]

4. Member of the cultivating division of the Vaiśya caste; பூவைசியன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [puvaisiyan. (pingalagandu)]

5. Ploughing ox; ஏர்மாடு. [ermadu.] Local usage

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Uḷavaṉ (உளவன்) noun < idem. Spy; he who is in the secret; secret agent; துப்பாள். உளவ னில்லாம லூரழியாது [thuppal. ulava nillama lurazhiyathu] (குமரேசசதகம் [kumaresasathagam] 91).

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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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