Munnavan, Muṉṉavaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMuṉṉavaṉ (முன்னவன்) noun < idem.
1. The First Being; God; கடவுள். முன்னவன் போதி யில் [kadavul. munnavan pothi yil] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 28, 141).
2. Śiva; சிவபிரான். (பிங்கலகண்டு) முன்னவன்கூடல் [sivapiran. (pingalagandu) munnavankudal] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 32, 10).
3. Elder brother; தமையன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) முன்னவன் வினவ [thamaiyan. (sudamaninigandu) munnavan vinava] (கம்பராமாயணம் வேள். [kambaramayanam vel.] 4).
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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