See தேவடியாள் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"தேவடியாளுக்கு", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷukku", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "dative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களுக்கு", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷukku", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "dative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாளுக்காக", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷukkāka", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "benefactive", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களுக்காக", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷukkāka", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "benefactive", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாளுடைய", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷuṭaiya", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களுடைய", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷuṭaiya", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாளின்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷiṉ", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களின்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷiṉ", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாளில்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷil", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களில்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷil", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாளிடம்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷiṭam", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களிடம்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷiṭam", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாளோடு", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷōṭu", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களோடு", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷōṭu", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாளுடன்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷuṭaṉ", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களுடன்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷuṭaṉ", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "error-unrecognized-form", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாளால்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷāl", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "instrumental", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களால்", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷāl", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "instrumental", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாளிலிருந்து", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāḷiliruntu", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "ablative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியாட்களிலிருந்து", "roman": "tēvaṭiyāṭkaḷiliruntu", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "ablative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "தேவுடியா", "roman": "tēvuṭiyā", "tags": [ "alternative", "Tamil", "colloquial", "dialectal" ] }, { "form": "தேவ்டியா", "roman": "tēvṭiyā", "tags": [ "alternative", "Tamil", "colloquial", "dialectal" ] }, { "form": "தேவடியா", "roman": "tēvaṭiyā", "tags": [ "alternative", "Tamil", "colloquial", "dialectal" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "pl": "தேவடியாட்கள்" }, "expansion": "தேவடியாள் • (tēvaṭiyāḷ) (plural தேவடியாட்கள்)", "name": "ta-noun" }, { "args": { 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In addition to taking care of the temple, they were taught Bharatanatyam and other classical Indian arts, and enjoyed high social status. In latter days they were forced to get involved into sex work and be \"pleasers\" for the rich aristocrats and became synonymous with harlots and prostitutes. 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