Vaittiyan, Vaittiyaṉ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vaittiyaṉ (வைத்தியன்) noun < vaidya.

1. Physician, medical practitioner; மருத்துவன். [maruthuvan.]

2. One who studies the Vēdas; வேதாப்பியாசஞ் செய்பவன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vethappiyasagn seypavan. (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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