Tanapati, Tānapati, Taṉapati, Tāṉappati, Tāṉāpati: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tānapati (ತಾನಪತಿ):—[noun] the head of certain districts, regions, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tanapati in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Taṉapati (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

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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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