Karunan, Karuṇaṉ: 1 definition
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Karunan 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 LexiconKaruṇaṉ (கருணன்) noun < idem.
1. Karṇa. See கன்னன். அருண வெங்கதி ராயிரத்தவ னன்பினா லுதவும் கருணனும் [kannan. arunasalapuranam vengathi rayirathava nanpina luthavum karunanum] (மகாபாரதம் பதினாறாம். [magaparatham pathinaram.] 37).
2. A shorter form of the name of Kumbha-Karṇa, a brother of Rāvaṇa; கும்பகர்ணன். கருணன் செய்த பேரெழி லாண்மையெல்லாம் [kumbagarnan. karunan seytha perezhi lanmaiyellam] (கம்பராமாயணம் மாயாசன. [kambaramayanam mayasana.] 1).
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: Karunamgey, Karunana, Karunananda, Karunanandakavya, Karunanidhan, Karunanidhana, Karunanidhi, Karunaniti, Karunanku, Karunantu, Karunanuvattin.
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