Vellala

noun

Vel·​la·​la

variants or Vellalla

vəˈlälə

plural Vellala or Vellalas or Vellalla or Vellallas

: a member of a Tamil caste of the highest Sudra rank whose members are numerous in Madras and consist chiefly of landowners and cultivators

Word History

Etymology

Tamil veḷḷāḷan

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