Word history
Wiktionary records செழியன் (ceḻiyaṉ) as a Tamil surname. The entry explains a formation from ceḻi, to prosper or multiply, with the suffix -aṉ. It also records the word as a historical title and as a given name. செழியன் preserves the Tamil consonant written zh in the conventional Latin spelling. The verb-derived meaning is lexical and does not predict a person’s future prosperity.
Sources: Wiktionary contributors · Tamil entry, etymology and surname sense
Literal dictionary sense
ceḻiyaṉ: Prospering.
Wiktionary contributors · Tamil entry, etymology and surname sense
Native-script forms
செழியன் · Tamil
Spelling variants
Sezhiyan.
Sources and attribution
- Wiktionary contributors · Tamil entry, etymology and surname sense
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