Vaitekan, Vaitēkaṉ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vaitēkaṉ (வைதேகன்) noun < vaidēha.

1. Son of a Vaiśya by a Brahmin woman; பிராமணப் பெண்ணிடம் வைசியனுக்குப் பிறந்தவன். [piramanap pennidam vaisiyanukkup piranthavan.] (W.)

2. Trader; வியாபாரி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [viyapari. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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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