Ican, Īcaṉ: 2 definitions
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Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of KanchipuramĪcaṉ (ஈசன்) (in Tamil) refers to Īśa in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Īcaṉ) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconĪcaṉ (ஈசன்) noun < īśa.
1. Supreme Being; Lord of the universe; இறைவன். இளந்தளிரிற் கண்வளர்ந்த வீசன்றன்னை [iraivan. ilanthalirir kanvalarntha visanrannai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 2, 10, 1).
2. Śiva; சிவன். ஈசன் கரியா னனத்தான் (நளவெண்பா காப்பு). [sivan. isan kariya nanathan (nalavenpa kappu).]
3. King, ruler; அரசன். [arasan.]
4. Lord, master; தலை வன். தரணிபர்க் கெல்லா மீசனும் [thalai van. tharanipark kella misanum] (மகாபாரதம் குரு. [magaparatham kuru.] 91).
5. Preceptor; குரு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kuru. (pingalagandu)]
6. Eldest brother; மூத்தோன். (திவா.) [muthon. (thiva.)]
7. A preparation of camphor; பச்சைக்கருப்பூரம். ஈசனெனும் பூரம் வெண்மை [pachaikkaruppuram. isanenum puram venmai] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 1076).
8. A mineral poison; கௌரிபா ஷாணம். [kauripa shanam.] (W.)
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Īcaṉ (ஈசன்) noun < īśa. (அகராதி நிகண்டு [agarathi nigandu])
1. Brahmā; பிரமன். [piraman.]
2. Father; தகப்பன். [thagappan.]
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: Ican-aimukam, Icanakonam, Icanal, Icanam, Icanan, Icanarani, Icanarvempu, Icanatecikar, Icanaticai, Icaniyam, Icaniyamulai, Icaniyapparvai, Icaniyavottam, Icankoti, Icanku, Icanmaintan, Icanrar, Icanrinam.
Full-text (+1): Ican-aimukam, Cakatican, Jakatican, Paramican, Icanmaintan, Ishan, Ishamarsha, Eesan, Venkatecan, Icanal, Murukecan, Arpisa, Vancican, Nicintan, Cuveccai, Ishamarshana, Nava-petamurttam, Cutta-vittiyatattuvam, Kitappu, Pacupatam.
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