Mannan, Maṇṇaṉ, Maṇṇāṉ, Maṉṉaṉ, Maṉṉāṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMaṇṇaṉ (மண்ணன்) noun < idem.
1. Clodhopper, dullard, stupid person; மந்தன். [manthan.] (W.)
2. A kind of chicken-pox; சின்னம்மைநோய் வகை. [sinnammainoy vagai.] Local usage
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Maṇṇāṉ (மண்ணான்) noun probably from மண்ணு-. [mannu-.] Washerman for Ādi-dravidas. See புதரவண்ணான். [putharavannan.] (T. A. S. viii, 26.)
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Maṉṉaṉ (மன்னன்) noun < மன்னு-. [mannu-.]
1. King; அரசன். மன்ன னுயிர்த்தே மலர்தலை யுலகம் [arasan. manna nuyirthe malarthalai yulagam] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 186).
2. The Universal Lord; எப்பொருட்கு மிறை வன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [epporudku mirai van. (pingalagandu)]
3. Chief; தலைவன். சேனை மன்னர்கள் [thalaivan. senai mannarkal] (கந்தபு. சூர. இரண்டாநாள்யுத். [kanthapu. sura. irandanalyuth.] 47).
4. Husband; கணவன். மங்கை யுன்றன் மன்னனுய்ந்து வந்தது [kanavan. mangai yunran mannanuynthu vanthathu] (பிரமோத்தரகாண்டம் [piramotharagandam] 111).
5. Man in his prime, between the ages of 32 and
48. See ஆடவன் [adavan],
3. (W.)
6. The 26th nakṣatra; உத்திரட்டாதி நாள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [uthirattathi nal. (pingalagandu)]
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Maṉṉāṉ (மன்னான்) noun A Tamil-speaking hill-tribe of Travancore; திருவிதாங்கூர்ச்சீமையில் தமிழ்பேசும் ஒரு மலைச்சாதி. [thiruvithangurchimaiyil thamizhpesum oru malaichathi.] (E. T. iv, 452.)
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: Mannamgatti, Mannana, Mannanar, Mannanara, Mannanarri, Mannanatti, Mannane, Mannanegedu, Mannanegol, Mannanekara, Mannanevade, Mannaneveru, Mannannaikozhai, Mannanunai.
Ends with: Aracarmannan, Atalimannan, Coliya-piramannan, Kotiyamannan, Kuru-nilamannan, Malai-kotimannan, Mannarmannan, Mutimannan, Tiru-mankaimannan, Vananka-mutimannan.
Full-text (+15): Tiru-mankaimannan, Mannarmannan, Atalimannan, Kotiyamannan, Kuru-nilamannan, Kiritatipati, Vananka-mutimannan, Aracarmannan, Vancican, Malai-kotimannan, Murpun, Mutimannan, Mannakam, Pantampari, Mannakumaran, Varakunan, Vananatu, Camittu, Varotayan, Mayappor.
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