Tampiran, Tampirāṉ, Tam-piran: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTampirāṉ (தம்பிரான்) [tam-pirāṉ] noun < தம்¹ [tham¹] +. [Malayalam: tamburān.]
1. God; கடவுள். தம்பிரா னடிமைத் திறத்து [kadavul. thambira nadimaith thirathu] (பெரியபுராணம் இளையான்குடி. [periyapuranam ilaiyankudi.] 1).
2. Master, lord, king; தலைவன். தம்பிரா னமரர்க்கு [thalaivan. thambira namararkku] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெருமாள். [nalayira thivyappirapandam perumal.] 3, 5).
3. Title of Travancore kings; திரு விதாங்கோட்டு அரசர்க்கு வழங்கும் பட்டம். [thiru vithangottu arasarkku vazhangum pattam.] Nāñ.
4. Non-Brahman monk of Śaiva mutt; மடங்களி லுள்ள சைவத்துறவி. [madangali lulla saivathuravi.]
5. Overseer of monks; துறவிகட்குத் தலைவர். [thuravigadkuth thalaivar.] (J.)
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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Partial matches: Tam, Piran, Dham, Dam, Thaam, Daam.
Starts with: Tampiranmatu, Tampirantolan.
Full-text: Karvarittampiran, Nakatampiran, Velli-ampalatampiran, Velliyampala-vanatampiran, Tampirantolan, Otukkattampiran, Vara-kattalaitampiran, Nallatampiran, Tampiranmatu, Namaccivayattampiran, Periyatampiran, Kattalaittampiran, Kulankai, Tampiratti, Meikandadevar, Tiru-vitinayakar, Camai.
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