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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCuntaraṉ (சுந்தரன்) noun < sundara.
1. Beautiful person; அழகுள்ளவன். சந்தனச் சாந்திற் சுந்தர போற்றி [azhagullavan. santhanas santhir sunthara porri] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 4, 203).
2. See சுந்தரேசன். சுந்தரன் கோயில் புக்குச் சொல்லுவான் [suntharesan. suntharan koyil pukkus solluvan] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற் [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar] 16, 8).
3. See சுந்தரமூர்த்திநாயனார். தோணி புரத் தோன்றலுமென் சுந்தரனும் [suntharamurthinayanar. thoni purathirattu thonralumen suntharanum] (பெருந்தொகை [peruntho.] 1873).
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: Cuntaranantar, Cuntaranata, Cuntaranatar.
Full-text: Carvankacuntaran, Comacuntaran, Alalacuntaran, Suntaran, Tirailokkiyam.
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