Vatukan, Vaṭukaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṭukaṉ (வடுகன்) noun < vaṭuka.
1. Bhairava; வைரவன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vairavan. (pingalagandu)]
2. Celibate student; பிரமசாரி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [piramasari. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
3. Youth; வாலிபன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [valipan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
4. Fool; மூடன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [mudan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Vaṭukaṉ (வடுகன்) noun < வடுகு. [vadugu.] Man from the Telugu country; தெலுங்க நாட்டான். [thelunga nattan.]
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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Full-text: Vatukanray, Vatukanatan, Vatuvan, Vatukakkatavul, Vatuvakkutai, Vatukaccetti, Vatukapparaiyan, Vatu.
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