Tapatan, Tāpataṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTāpataṉ (தாபதன்) noun < tāpasa.
1. Ascetic, person practising penance; முனிவன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) தாபதர்கள் சிலையெடுத்துத் திரியுமிது சிறிதன்றோ [munivan. (pingalagandu) thapatharkal silaiyeduthuth thiriyumithu sirithanro] (கம்பராமாயணம் சூர்ப்பணகை. [kambaramayanam surppanagai.] 101).
2. Jaina ascetic; சமணமுனிவன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [samanamunivan. (pingalagandu)]
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: Tapatanem, Tapatanilai, Tapatanka.
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