Tanapati, Tānapati, Taṉapati, Tāṉappati, Tāṉāpati: 2 definitions
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Tanapati means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTānapati (ತಾನಪತಿ):—[noun] the head of certain districts, regions, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTaṉapati (தனபதி) [taṉa-pati] noun < idem. + pati. God of wealth; குபேரன். தோழன் தனபதி [kuperan. thozhan thanapathi] (திருவிசை. கரு. பதி. [thiruvisai. karu. pathi.] 8, 6).
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Tāṉappati (தானப்பதி) [tāṉa-pati] noun < sthāna +. Agent of a temple; கோயில் தர்மகர்த்தா. [koyil tharmagartha.] Local usage
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Tāṉāpati (தானாபதி) noun < sthāna-pati.
1. Commander; படைத்தலைவன். தானாபதிகளொடு சமர்க்கிளையாத தளகர்த்தரும் [padaithalaivan. thanapathigalodu samarkkilaiyatha thalagartharum] (அறப்பளீசுரசதகம் [arappalisurasathagam] 82).
2. Ambassador, envoy, plenipotentiary; தூதன். விந்தைபுரி தானாபதி [thuthan. vinthaipuri thanapathi] (திருவேங்கடசதகம் [thiruvengadasathagam] 89). (W.)
3. Woman who carries messages between the king and queen in a palace; அரசர்க்கும் அவர் தேவியர்க்கும் இடைநின்று செய்தியறிவிக்கும் அந்தப் புரத்துத் தூதி. [arasarkkum avar theviyarkkum idaininru seythiyarivikkum anthap purathuth thuthi.] Ramnd usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tanapatipecu, Tanapatittuvam.
Ends with: Camastanapati, Pritanapati, Stanapati.
Full-text: Tanapatipecu, Tanatipan, Tanatipati, Stanapati.
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