Nikan, Nīkāṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNīkāṉ (நீகான்) noun cf. மீகான். [migan.] Pilot, steersman; மாலுமிசாஸ்திரச் சுருக்கம் (திவா.) திசையறி நீகானும் போன்ம் [malumisasthiras surukkam (thiva.) thisaiyari niganum ponm] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 10, 55).
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 (+4): Nikana, Nikanam, Nikanamakshi, Nikananda, Nikanayacceti, Nikanayam, Nikanda, Nikanimaram, Nikanre, Nikanta, Nikantakacceti, Nikantakam, Nikantati, Nikantavatam, Nikantavati, Nikantayccol, Nikantayiru, Nikantha, Nikanthaka, Nikanti.
Ends with (+2): Ara-vilaivanikan, Attuvanikan, Atunikan, Catanikan, Cenai-peruvanikan, Cenikan, Enneyvanikan, Kanikan, Karanikan, Karunikan, Paramakarunikan, Parayanikan, Pauranikan, Pavuranikan, Piramanikan, Puranikan, Stanikan, Tanikan, Uppuvanikan, Vainikan.
Full-text: Nikaman, Nava, Asti-nastivatam.
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