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>Mani Varadarajan <mani

 

I think the word "aazhvaar" has two meanings.

When used for the saints proper, it is usually

interpreted as meaning "one who is immersed in

the Lord". When used for others, such as kooratthaazhvaan

or chakkratth aazhvaar it is added as a respectable

suffix meaning "one who rules", or "one who is lordly".

Someone else may be able to supply the exact

Tamil etymology of the two words.

 

Friedhelm Hardy suggests that the latter meaning

was the original one even for the saints. Which is

why he thinks that "aandaaL" is the feminine equivalent

of "aazhvaar", i.e., "one who rules".

 

Mani

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But isn't the word for ruler "aaLvaar" and not "aazhvaar" ?

Unless aazhvaar has this alternate meaning that i don't

know about ...

 

Raghu Seshadri

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