Karaikkantan, Kaṟaikkaṇṭaṉ, Karai-kantan: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṟaikkaṇṭaṉ (கறைக்கண்டன்) [kaṟai-kaṇṭaṉ] noun < கறை¹ [karai¹] + kaṇṭha. [Telugu: kaṟakaṇṭhuḍu, K. kaṟēgūrala, M. kaṟakkaṇḍan.] Śiva, as having poison in His throat; சிவன். கறைக்கண்ட னுறைகோயில் . . . கோகரணம் [sivan. karaikkanda nuraigoyil . . . kogaranam] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1182, 9).
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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