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... glosses . below . Dalumure Grihapati The turn to supply betel for a temple or proprietor . A householder , a layman . Anglicized explanations are a feature of the glosses as shown Sadhu An expression of joy . Well - done ! Good ...
... glosses . below . Dalumure Grihapati The turn to supply betel for a temple or proprietor . A householder , a layman . Anglicized explanations are a feature of the glosses as shown Sadhu An expression of joy . Well - done ! Good ...
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... glosses on Tamil castes . Cheddi Chetty , corresponding to Setti in Northern India , meaning traders , merchants . Choliya Vellalar Vellalas from the Soliya country , about Tanjore & Trichnopoly . glosses . Thieves seem to be in a caste ...
... glosses on Tamil castes . Cheddi Chetty , corresponding to Setti in Northern India , meaning traders , merchants . Choliya Vellalar Vellalas from the Soliya country , about Tanjore & Trichnopoly . glosses . Thieves seem to be in a caste ...
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... glosses . interior of temples & palaces . Akampadiyar Those who attend to any business in the Madappali A class of Vellalas , supposed to be Vellalar Reddi Saivar descended from the ancient Tamil kings of Jaffna . A class of Telugu ...
... glosses . interior of temples & palaces . Akampadiyar Those who attend to any business in the Madappali A class of Vellalas , supposed to be Vellalar Reddi Saivar descended from the ancient Tamil kings of Jaffna . A class of Telugu ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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