வலையர்

valaiyar

, ''s.'' [''sing.'' வலையன், ''fem.'' வலைச்சி.] Inhabitants of villages near the sea, பரத வன். 2. Fishermen. 3. ''[southern usage.]'' A tribe of people who use nets in the chase, when hunting beasts. வலையால்முற்றுண்பான்வலையன். The fisher man lives by fishing.

Miron Winslow

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