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}}'''Mudaliar''' (alternatively spelled: ''Muthaliar'', ''Muthaliyar'', ''Mudali'', ''Muthali'' or ''Moodley'') is a title used by people belonging to various ] ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.no/books?id=YFF9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA236|title=The Politics of Cultural Nationalism in South India|last=Barnett|first=Marguerite Ross|year=2015|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=9781400867189|page=236}}</ref> Castes using the title speak ] as their native language. The title was mostly used among Tamils from ] and ], and was given to a high-ranking military officer.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Portuguese Encounters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives: Translated Texts from the Age of Discoveries|last=Silva|first=Chandra Richard De|date=2009|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|year=|isbn=9780754601869|location=|pages=225|language=en}}</ref> | }}'''Mudaliar''' (alternatively spelled: ''Muthaliar'', ''Muthaliyar'', ''Mudali'', ''Muthali'' or ''Moodley'') is a title used by people belonging to various ] ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.no/books?id=YFF9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA236|title=The Politics of Cultural Nationalism in South India|last=Barnett|first=Marguerite Ross|year=2015|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=9781400867189|page=236}}</ref> Castes using the title speak ] as their native language. The title was mostly used among Tamils from ] and ], and was given to a high-ranking military officer.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Portuguese Encounters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives: Translated Texts from the Age of Discoveries|last=Silva|first=Chandra Richard De|date=2009|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|year=|isbn=9780754601869|location=|pages=225|language=en}}</ref> | ||
The title is primarily used by the communities, ] and one part of the], one part of the ].<ref name="ramaswamy">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.no/books?id=ALUvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA229|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|last=Ramaswamy|first=Vijaya|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-53810-686-0|page=229}}</ref> | The title is primarily used by the communities, ] and one part of the], one part of the ].<ref name="ramaswamy">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.no/books?id=ALUvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA229|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|last=Ramaswamy|first=Vijaya|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-53810-686-0|page=229}}</ref> | ||
Also used by communities like ], ], ], ] etc, in some places.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=73msCkfD5V8C&pg=PA109|title=Caste, Nationalism and Ethnicity: An Interpretation of Tamil Cultural History and Social Order|last=Pandian|first=Jacob|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=1987|isbn=978-0-86132-136-0|location=|page=109, 114|pages=}}</ref> | Also used by communities like ], ], ], ] etc, in some places.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=73msCkfD5V8C&pg=PA109|title=Caste, Nationalism and Ethnicity: An Interpretation of Tamil Cultural History and Social Order|last=Pandian|first=Jacob|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=1987|isbn=978-0-86132-136-0|location=|page=109, 114|pages=}}</ref> |
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Mudaliar (alternatively spelled: Muthaliar, Muthaliyar, Mudali, Muthali or Moodley) is a title used by people belonging to various Tamil castes. Castes using the title speak Tamil as their native language. The title was mostly used among Tamils from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, and was given to a high-ranking military officer.
The title is primarily used by the communities, Senguntha kaikolar and one part of theAgamudayar, one part of the Vellalar.
Also used by communities like Karaiyar, Isaivellalar, Senaithalaivar, Tamil jain etc, in some places.
Etymology
The title is derived from the Tamil word muthal meaning first with the suffix yaar denoting people. The title is used in the same sense as simply meaning headman.
See also
References
- Barnett, Marguerite Ross (2015). The Politics of Cultural Nationalism in South India. Princeton University Press. p. 236. ISBN 9781400867189.
- Silva, Chandra Richard De (2009). Portuguese Encounters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives: Translated Texts from the Age of Discoveries. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 225. ISBN 9780754601869.
- Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-53810-686-0.
- Pandian, Jacob (1987). Caste, Nationalism and Ethnicity: An Interpretation of Tamil Cultural History and Social Order. Popular Prakashan. p. 109, 114. ISBN 978-0-86132-136-0.
- Barnett, Marguerite Ross (2015). The Politics of Cultural Nationalism in South India. Princeton University Press. p. 236. ISBN 9781400867189.
- Katz, Nathan (2000). Who Are the Jews of India?. University of California Press. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-0-52021-323-4.