Antan, Aṇṭaṉ, Antaṉ, Āṇṭāṉ, Antāṉ, Àn tān, An tan, Àn tàn: 4 definitions
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Aṇṭaṉ (அண்டன்) noun < idem. God, as Lord of the universe; கடவுள். அண்டனாஞ் சேடனா மங்கு [kadavul. andanagn sedana mangu] (சிவஞான போதம் [sivagnana potham] 9, 3, 1).
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Antaṉ (அந்தன்) noun < anta.
1. Yama; யமன். [yaman.] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 978, 5.)
2. Saturn; சனி. (திவா.) [sani. (thiva.)]
3. Handsome man; அழகன். [azhagan.] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 40.)
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Antaṉ (அந்தன்) noun < andha.
1. Blind man; குருடன். அந்தர் கரமுற்ற தடியன்றி யறியார் [kurudan. anthar karamurra thadiyanri yariyar] (திருவாதவூரடிகள் புராணம் புத்தரை. [thiruvathavuradigal puranam putharai.] 79).
2. Fool, ignorant man; அறிவிலான். கூடற்பெருமான் செந்தாள் விடுத்துறை யந்தர்கள் [arivilan. kudarperuman senthal viduthurai yantharkal] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 7)
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Antaṉ (அந்தன்) noun cf. ananta. Chebulic myrobalan. See கடுக்காய். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kadukkay. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Āṇṭāṉ (ஆண்டான்) noun < ஆள்-. [al-.] See ஆண்டவன். [andavan.] (கம்பராமாயணம் கடறாவு. [kambaramayanam kadaravu.] 62.)
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Antāṉ (அந்தான்) noun A small board nailed over a leak in a ship or boat to keep water out; கப்பலிலுண்டாகுஞ் சிறுதுளைவழியே தண்ணீர் உட் புகாதபடி அடைக்கும் பலகை. [kappalilundagugn siruthulaivazhiye thannir ud pugathapadi adaikkum palagai.] (R.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with (+13): An-tanalan, Antanamai, Antanaman, Antanan, Antanan gede, Antananakam, Antananapi, Antananta, Antanantapatisedhanavada, Antanantapatisedhavada, Antanantasahacaritavada, Antanantasannissaya, Antanantavada, Antanantavadi, Antanantavisaya, Antanantika, Antanantikabhava, Antanantikatta, Antanar-arutolil, Antanarceri.
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