Manikantan, Maṇikaṇṭaṉ, Mani-kantan: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMaṇikaṇṭaṉ (மணிகண்டன்) [maṇi-kaṇṭaṉ] noun < maṇi-kaṇṭha. Śiva, as blue-necked; [நீலகண்டத்தை யுடையவன்] சிவன். மணிகண்ட னென்னும்பேர் மற் றிதனால் [[nilagandathai yudaiyavan] sivan. maniganda nennumber mar rithanal] (திருப்பூணநாதருலா [thiruppunanatharula], 50).
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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