Vellar, Veḷḷar: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVeḷḷar (வெள்ளர்) noun < வெள்¹. [vel¹.]
1. White men; வெண்ணிறமுடையார். [venniramudaiyar.]
2. True, honest men; கபடமற்றவர். கள்ளரோ புகுந்தீரென்ன . . . வெள்ளரோ மென்று நின்றார் [kapadamarravar. kallaro pugunthirenna . . . vellaro menru ninrar] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1190, 9).
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: Vellaracu, Vellaragu, Vellarai, Vellaral, Vellaranai, Vellari, Vellarici, Vellarikkay, Vellarimathan, Vellarincakentai, Vellarivu, Vellaru, Vellarugu, Vellaruku.
Full-text: Vriddhakashi, Elam.
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