Tantakan, Taṇṭakaṉ: 1 definition
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Tantakan 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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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTaṇṭakaṉ (தண்டகன்) [taṇṭakam] noun < Daṇḍaka.
1. A king, after whom Taṇṭakāraṇiyam and Taṇṭakanāṭu took their names; தண்டகாரணியம் தண்டநாடு இவற்றின் பெயருக்குக் காரணமான அரசன். [thandagaraniyam thandanadu ivarrin peyarukkug karanamana arasan.] (கந்தபு. திருநகர. [kanthapu. thirunagara.] 74.)
2. Yama; யமன். தண்டகன் வெருட்சி யெய்தினான் [yaman. thandagan verudsi yeythinan] (கந்தபு. மார்க். [kanthapu. mark.] 215).
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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Starts with: Tantakanatu.
Ends with: Vetantakan.
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