Curan, Curaṉ, Cūraṉ, Cūṟaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCuraṉ (சுரன்) noun Mollusc; சிறுமீன்வகை. [siruminvagai.] (G. T n. D. I , 22.)
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Cūraṉ (சூரன்) noun < śūra.
1. Warrior, man of valour, hero; வீரன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) துறப்பில ரற் மெனல் சூர ராவதே [viran. (pingalagandu) thurappila rar menal sura ravathe] (கம்பராமாயணம் தைலமாட்டு. [kambaramayanam thailamattu.] 30).
2. See சூரபதுமன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) சூரனென் றுரைபெற்றுள்ள தொல்லையோன் [surapathuman. (pingalagandu) suranen ruraiperrulla thollaiyon] (கந்தபு. இரண். சூரபன்மன். [kanthapu. iran. surapanman.] 248).
3. Dog; நாய். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nay. (pingalagandu)]
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Cūraṉ (சூரன்) noun < sūra.
1. Sun; சூரியன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) காதற் சூரனை யனைய சூரா [suriyan. (pingalagandu) kathar suranai yanaiya sura] (மகாபாரதம் பதினேழாம். [magaparatham pathinezham.] 49).
2. Fire; நெருப்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [neruppu. (pingalagandu)]
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Cūṟaṉ (சூறன்) noun cf. மூஞ்சூறு. [munchuru.] Grey musk-shrew. See மூஞ்சூறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு). [munchuru. (pingalagandu).]
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 (+12): Curana, Curanacanimaram, Curanaci, Curanacini, Curanaimaram, Curanaki, Curanakikkilanku, Curanam, Curanan, Curanancam, Curanatai, Curanati, Curanavali, Curanavarnam, Curanca, Curancanam, Curanci, Curanem, Curangatanem, Curanguay.
Ends with (+15): A-cakayacuran, Anekapeccuran, Antakacuran, Arampacuran, Arttanaricuran, Aticuran, Attanaricuran, Caniccuran, Cinkamukacuran, Comukacuran, Cuvacanturattuncuran, Iranacuran, Kaviccuran, Macuran, Makacuran, Makeccuran, Mantalecuran, Mayecuran, Micuran, Narakacuran.
Full-text (+5): Suran, Churan, Ran-suran, Sooran, Jangli suran, Jangli suran kand, Jungli suran, Wild suran, Man-suran, Suran-kand, Iranacuran, Aticuran, Pumican, Surana, A-cakayacuran, Curana, Viracuran, Pucuran, Makacuran, Tanacuran.
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