Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t2.12
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t2.12
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c28.s8.t2.12
**b. *taṇṭaṉ*** (n.) a personal name or title, probably from *taṇṭu* 'to collect, levy' (**D.** 3054), or *taṇṭu* 'army, troops'. (**D.** 3055). In the former case the name would mean 'a (tax) collector' and in the latter, 'a member of an army'.