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Pillai

Pillai proper noun: a surname from Tamil.

Proper noun

Pillai (plural Pillais)

  1. A surname from Tamil.

Forms of Pillai

pluralPillais
alternative formPillay

Origin of Pillai

Borrowed from Tamil பிள்ளை (piḷḷai).

Questions about Pillai

What does Pillai mean?
Pillai means a surname from Tamil.
What part of speech is Pillai?
Pillai is a proper noun.

Words near Pillai in the dictionary

  1. pillagers
  2. pillages
  3. pillageth
  4. pillaging
  5. pillagings
  6. Pillai
  7. Pillais
  8. pillaite
  9. Pillaiyar
  10. pillaloo
  11. pillar

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