Varittan, Variṭṭan: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Variṭṭan (வரிட்டந்) [variṭṭaṉ] noun < variṣṭha.

1. Distinguished, pre-eminent man; மேலானவன். [melanavan.]

2. Person belonging to pirama-variṭṭar class of cīvaṉ-muttar; சீவன்முத்தருள் பிரமவரிட்டர் வகை யினன். சீவன் முத்தர் நால்வகையாவர் . . . பிரம வித்து வரன் வரியான் வரிட்டன் [sivanmutharul piramavarittar vagai yinan. sivan muthar nalvagaiyavar . . . pirama vithu varan variyan varittan] (கைவல்ய நவநீதம் தத். [kaivalya navanitham thath.] 94).

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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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