Nayakam, Nāyakam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Nāyakam (நாயகம்) noun < nāyaka.

1. Headship, superiority, supremacy, pre-eminence; தலைமை. மூவுலகுக்குந் தரு மொருநாயகமே [thalaimai. muvulagukkun tharu morunayagame] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 3, 10, 11).

2. Greatness, honour, esteem; மேம்பாடு. தன்சீறடியா லுதைக்கின்ற நாயகம் [membadu. thansiradiya luthaikkinra nayagam] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 34).

3. The choicest or the most prized of a class of things; சிறப்பின் மிக்கது. சுடர்க்கெலா நாயகமனையதோர் மாலை [sirappin mikkathu. sudarkkela nayagamanaiyathor vaithiya malaiyagarathi] (கம்பராமாயணம் மந்தரை. [kambaramayanam mantharai.] 52).

4. See நாயகமணி. நாயகத் தைத்தொட்டு நவில்க [nayagamani. nayagath thaithottu navilka] (சைவசமய நெறி பொது. [saivasamaya neri pothu.] 139).

5. A plant, small shrub, Ruellia patula; கிரந்திநாயகம். [kiranthinayagam.]

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Nāyakam (நாயகம்) noun < nāyaka. See நாயகப்பேர். நாற்பத்தெட்டு ஆளும் இரண்டு நாயகமும் [nayagapper. narpathettu alum irandu nayagamum] (S. I. I. viii, 27).

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