Parayanan, Parāyaṇaṉ, Pārāyaṇaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconParāyaṇaṉ (பராயணன்) noun < idem.
1. A person of single-minded devotion, as to an object; குறிக்கொள்வோன். பரானந்த பராயணனாய் வோன் [kurikkolvon. paranantha parayananay von] (கோயிற் புராணம் பதஞ். [koyir puranam pathagn.] 3).
2. Follower of a religion; மதானுசாரி. [mathanusari.] (W.)
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Pārāyaṇaṉ (பாராயணன்) noun < idem.
1. Person who adheres to a course of reading; நியமமாக ஓதுவோன். தமிழ்வேத பாராயணா (அஷ்டப்பிரபந்தம் திருவேங்கடமா. காப்பு). [niyamamaga othuvon. thamizhvetha parayana (ashdappirapandam thiruvengadama. kappu).]
2. Brahmin who is a reciter of the Vēda; பார்ப்பான். [parppan.] (W.)
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Pārāyaṇaṉ (பாராயணன்) noun < பராயணன். [parayanan.] Person who concentrates his mind on one object; ஒன்றினைக் குறிக்கொள்வோன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [onrinaig kurikkolvon. (pingalagandu)]
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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