Vellalar

Vellalars (also, Velalars, Vellalas; Tamil : வேளாளர் Vēḷāḷar [ ˈʋɘːɭaːɭər ]) were originally an elite Tamil caste and landowners in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala as well as in neighboring Sri Lanka . They maintained good relations with various royal dynasties.

There are different views on the etymology of the word Vellalar . One theory postulates that the word Vellam (means "flood" in the Tamil language and alar ruler, ruler), Vellalar means something like "master of the floods".

literature

Sen, Sailendrda Nath. Ancient Indian History and Civilization (2nd ed.). Page (s) 205, 207.

Individual evidence

^ Journal of the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society By Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Ceylon Branch, Colombo: "'Vellalar' is also said to be a contract form of 'Vella-Alar', meaning 'the lords of the Vellam', flood ..." [1]

[1] Journal of the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society By Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Ceylon Branch, Colombo: "'Vellalar' is also said to be a contract form of 'Vella-Alar', meaning 'the lords of the Vellam', flood ..." [1]