Vitankan, Viṭaṅkaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconViṭaṅkaṉ (விடங்கன்) noun < vi-ṭaṅka.
1. The naturally formed lingam, as unchiselled; உளியினாற் செதுக்கப்படாது தானே யுண்டான சுயம்பு லிங்கம். விடங்கப் பெம்மான் [uliyinar sethukkappadathu thane yundana suyambu lingam. vidangap pemman] (தியாகராஜ லீலை கடவுள். [thiyagaraja lilai kadavul.] 17).
2. Person of beauteous form; நல்லுருவ முடையவன். வேளென வந்த நாய்கர் சுந்தர விடங்க ரானால் [nalluruva mudaiyavan. velena vantha naykar sunthara vidanga ranal] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் மாணிக். [thiruvilaiyadar puranam manig.] 89).
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Viṭaṅkaṉ (விடங்கன்) noun < viṭhanka.
1. Person of dissolute habits, voluptuary; காமுகன். மனைகடோறும் . . . விடங்க ராகித் திரிவ தென்னே [kamugan. manaigadorum . . . vidanga ragith thiriva thenne] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 56, 1).
2. Gossip, newsmonger; வம்பளப்பவன். வாருங்காணும் விடங்கரே. [vambalappavan. varunganum vidangare.] Local usage
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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Ends with: Takshina-meruvitankan, Vitivitankan.
Full-text: Vitivitankan, Marimuttuppulavar, Takshina-meruvitankan.
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