Kananatan, Kaṇanātaṉ, Kana-natan, Kāṉanāṭaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṇanātaṉ (கணநாதன்) [kaṇa-nātaṉ] noun < gaṇa-nātha.
1. Chief of Śiva’s hosts; சிவகணத்தலைவன். நடந் தெதிர்ந்த கணநாதரை யெல்லாம் [sivaganathalaivan. nadan thethirntha kananatharai yellam] (கந்தபு. தாரக. [kanthapu. tharaga.] 123).
2. Gaṇeśa; விநாயகன். [vinayagan.]
3. See கணநாதநாயனார். கடற்காழிக் கணநாத னடியார்க்கு மடியேன் [kananathanayanar. kadarkazhig kananatha nadiyarkku madiyen] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 737, 6).
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Kāṉanāṭaṉ (கானநாடன்) [kāṉa-nāṭaṉ] noun < idem. +. Chief of a sylvan tract; முல்லைநிலத்தலைவன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [mullainilathalaivan. (sudamaninigandu)]
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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Partial matches: Natan, Kaana, Nadan, Kana.
Starts with: Kana-natanayanar.
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