Vananatan, Vāṉanāṭaṉ, Vana-natan: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVāṉanāṭaṉ (வானநாடன்) [vāṉa-nāṭaṉ] noun < வானம்¹ [vanam¹] +.
1. Lord of the celestial world; மேலுலகத்திற்குத் தலைவன். வானநாடனே வழித்துணை மருந்தே [melulagathirkuth thalaivan. vananadane vazhithunai marunthe] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 486, 9).
2. Inhabitant of heaven; தேவ லோக வாசி. [thevaram loga vasi.]
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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