Vankar, Vaṅkar: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṅkar (வங்கர்) noun < vaṅga. People of Bengal; வங்கதேயத்தார். வங்கர் மாளவர் [vangatheyathar. vangar malavar] (கம்பராமாயணம் உலாவி. [kambaramayanam ulavi.] 47).
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Vaṅkar (வங்கர்) noun < வங்கம்². [vangam².] Mariners; நெய்தனிலமாக்கள். [neythanilamakkal.]
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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Starts with: Vankara, Vankarakkanti, Vankaram, Vankaranem, Vankaravacci, Vankaravaci, Vankaravallai, Vankarkaran.
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