Mallan, Mallaṉ, Maḷḷaṉ, Maḷḷāṉ: 2 definitions
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Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient TamilakamMallaṉ refers to “wrestler”.—Cf. Āmūr-mallaṉ.—Cf. Māmallaṉ Nṛsiṃhavarmaṉ Pallava. Āmūr was in Cōḻanāṭu (Subrahmanian 1990: 84).
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMallaṉ (மல்லன்) noun < malla.
1. Wrestler, pugilist; மற்போர்செய்வோன். மறத்தொடு மல்லர் மறங்கடந்த [marporseyvon. marathodu mallar marangadantha] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 9, 4).
2. Great, famous man; பெருமையிற் சிறந்தோன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [perumaiyir siranthon. (pingalagandu)]
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Maḷḷaṉ (மள்ளன்) noun perhaps from idem.
1. Strong, powerful person; திண்ணியோன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thinniyon. (pingalagandu)]
2. Warrior; படைவீரன். களம்புகு மள்ளர் [padaiviran. kalambugu mallar] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 106).
3. Commander, military chief; படைத்தலைவன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [padaithalaivan. (sudamaninigandu)]
4. Youth; இளைஞன். பொருவிறல் மள்ள [ilaignan. poruviral malla] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 262).
5. Inhabitant of agricultural tracts; மருதநிலத்தில் வாழ்வோன். (திவா.) மள்ள ருழுபக டுரப்புவார் [maruthanilathil vazhvon. (thiva.) malla ruzhupaga durappuvar] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாட். [kambaramayanam nad.] 18).
6. Inhabitant of hilly tracts; குறிஞ்சிநிலத்தில் வாழ்வோன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kurinchinilathil vazhvon. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Maḷḷāṉ (மள்ளான்) noun perhaps from idem. A species of horse; குதிரைவகை. [kuthiraivagai.] (அசுவசாத்திரம் [asuvasathiram] 152.)
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: Mallagiri, Mallamtige, Mallana, Mallanaga, Mallanakagrama, Mallanala, Mallanatha, Mallanga, Mallani, Mallani-padman, Mallanigol, Mallanisu.
Ends with: Amur-mallan, Pallavamallan.
Full-text: Amur-mallan, Pallavamallan, Paliturru, Kusinara, Mal.
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