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Vaṇṇāṉ (வண்ணான்) noun probably from வண்ணம். [vannam.] Washerman, a person belonging to the washerman caste, dhoby, one of 18 kuṭi-makkaḷ, q.v.; குடிமக்கள் பதினெண்மருள் ஆடைவெளுக்கும் சாதி யான். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kudimakkal pathinenmarul adaivelukkum sathi yan. (pingalagandu)]
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 (+1): Vandanasasana, Vannan-cernton, Vannana, Vannana Sutta, Vannanai, Vannanaikkumpittar, Vannanakkama, Vannanalukku, Vannananatta, Vannanavuri, Vannanayuruvi, Vannanibha, Vannanimitta, Vannanir, Vannanissita, Vannanitigandha, Vannaniya, Vannaniyama, Vannanrurai, Vannanurakkhana.
Full-text (+41): Potaravannan, Putaravannan, Tamilavannan, Vannanrurai, Vannanalukku, Peruvannan, Vannanavuri, Nilavannan, Centivannan, Vetativannan, Tivannan, Ancanavannan, Kaca-puvannan, Malaivannan, Kataniravannan, Antivannan, Karu-katalvannan, Alalvannan, Karvannan, Mani-niravannan.
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South-Indian Horizons (by Jean-Luc Chevillard)
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