Tacan, Tācaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTācaṉ (தாசன்) noun < dāsa.
1. Servant; ஊழியக்காரன். தாசர் தாசியர் [uzhiyakkaran. thasar thasiyar] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 53, 57).
2. Slave; அடிமை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [adimai. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Devotee; பத்தன். [pathan.]
4. Title of the Śūdra caste; சூதசங்கிதை்திரர் பட்டப் பெயர். தருமன் வருமன் றனன் றாசன் [suthirar pattap peyar. tharuman varuman ranan rasan] (திருவானைக்காவுலா கோச். [thiruvanaikkavula kos.] 69).
5. A term used in salutation among Vaiṣṇavas; வைணவர் வணக்கச்சொல். அடியேன் றாசனென்றிறைஞ்சி [vainavar vanakkachol. adiyen rasanenrirainchi] (பிரபோதசந்திரோதயம் [pirapothasandirothayam] 11, 11).
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Tācaṉ (தாசன்) noun < dāśa. Fisherman; வலைஞன். தாசர்தங் குலத்துக்கு [valaignan. thasarthang kulathukku] (மகாபாரதம் குரு. [magaparatham kuru.] 91).
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Starts with: Tacana, Tacanaccankili, Tacanam, Tacananan, Tacanapicam, Tacanappoti, Tacanapu, Tacanatan, Tacanati, Tacanem, Tacaneri, Tacani, Tacankam, Tacankappattu, Tacankattayal, Tacanorpavam, Tacanpu.
Ends with: Atankottacan, Cittacan, Cutacan, Kalitacan, Kutacan, Patacan, Piracetacan, Tevatacan, Tiruvaratitacan.
Full-text (+7): Kalitacan, Dasa, Kattacari, Kashtacari, Taccacari, Taccamulam, Ratakaran, Tevatacan, Taccankuruvi, Kuliyiticcan, Kal-ulitaccan, Mucciyan, Pampukkuttaccan, Taccakkol, Otavi, Caturappalakai, Cempati, Sarva-sankaparittiyakam, Pancakammalar, Catapattiram.
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