Kalinkan, Kāḷiṅkaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKāḷiṅkaṉ (காளிங்கன்) noun < kāliṅga.
1. Inhabitant of the Kalinga country; கலிங்கதேசத் துள்ளவன். [kalingathesath thullavan.]
2. A serpent in the Jumna subdued by Kṛṣṇa; யமுனைநதியில் கண்ணனால் அடக் கப்பட்ட ஒரு துஷ்டசர்ப்பம். [yamunainathiyil kannanal adag kappatta oru thushdasarppam.]
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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