Uliyan, Ūḻiyaṉ, Ūḻiyāṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconŪḻiyaṉ (ஊழியன்) noun < idem.
1. Slave; அடி மை. [adi mai.]
2. Servant; பணியாள். [paniyal.]
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Ūḻiyāṉ (ஊழியான்) noun < ஊழி. [uzhi.]
1. One who lives to a great age; நெடுங்கால வாழ்க்கை யுடை யான். ஊழியா ரெளிதினிற் கரசுதந் துதவுவார் [nedungala vazhkkai yudai yan. uzhiya relithinir karasuthan thuthavuvar] (கம்பராமாயணம் நட்புக்கோட். [kambaramayanam nadpukkod.] 4).
2. God, One who will live through the final destruction of the world; பிரளயகாலத் தும் அழியாமலிருக்குங் கடவுள். [piralayagalath thum azhiyamalirukkung kadavul.] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 270, 5.)
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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