Etymology

dalaway

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Today it means: The commander-in-chief of an army in South India. Full definition →

Tamil தளவாய்
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  1. Tamil · borrowed fromதளவாய்
  2. English todaydalaway

From Tamil தளவாய் (taḷavāy).

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