Nican, Nicāṉ, Nīcaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNicāṉ (நிசான்) noun < Urdu niṣān. Flag, banner; கொடி. நாடு நகரு நிசா னாட்டிய பாளயமும் [kodi. nadu nagaru nisa nattiya palayamum] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் பராபரக். [thayumanasuvamigal padal paraparag.] 232).
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Nīcaṉ (நீசன்) noun < nīca.
1. Low, vile person; இழிந்தோன். நீசர் வெகுளி கெடுங்கால மின்றிப் பரக்கும் [izhinthon. nisar veguli kedungala minrip parakkum] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 68).
2. (Astrology) See நீசக்கிரகம் [nisakkiragam], 1.
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Nīcaṉ (நீசன்) noun < nīca. Ignorant person; அறிவில்லாதவன். [arivillathavan.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருச்சந்த. [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruchantha.] 66, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 192.)
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: Nicanakam, Nicanakharoman, Nicanam, Nicandra, Nicandra physalodes, Nicankuna, Nicanusarin.
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