Tholkapiyan
Tamil · Not verified · 4 syllables
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About the name Tholkapiyan
Tholkapiyan derives from Tamil "tholkai" (old/ancient) and "piyan" (one who speaks/scholar), meaning "ancient scholar" or "one versed in old knowledge." The name belongs to Tamil tradition and is most notably associated with Tholkappiyar, the legendary author of the Tholkappiyam, one of the oldest Tamil grammatical texts composed around the 1st-3rd century CE.
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Etymology
Tholkapiyan derives from Tamil "tholkai" (old/ancient) and "piyan" (one who speaks/scholar), meaning "ancient scholar" or "one versed in old knowledge." The name belongs to Tamil tradition and is most notably associated with Tholkappiyar, the legendary author of the Tholkappiyam, one of the oldest Tamil grammatical texts composed around the 1st-3rd century CE.
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