Mukan, Mukāṉ, Mūkaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMukāṉ (முகான்) noun See முகாம். [mugam.] (W.)
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Mūkaṉ (மூகன்) noun < mūka.
1. Dumb man; ஊமையன். சீறிச்சமண்மூகர் [umaiyan. sirichamanmugar] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 189).
2. An Asura; ஓர் அசுரன். மூகநாமதானவன் [or asuran. muganamathanavan] (மகாபாரதம் அருச்சுனன்றவ. [magaparatham aruchunanrava.] 79).
3. Poor man; வறிஞன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [varignan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Mūkaṉ (மூகன்) noun < மூக்கன்². [mukkan².] Low, mean person; கீழ்மகன். (திவா.) [kizhmagan. (thiva.)]
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 (+27): Mu-kanappan, Mukana, Mukanahatti, Mukanai, Mukanaikkaran, Mukanaimutivu, Mukanataka, Mukanatpu, Mukanatya, Mukanca, Mukancey, Mukanculi, Mukancumpu, Mukancuntu, Mukandaja, Mukandaka, Mukandu, Mukandzi, Mukanem, Mukanga.
Ends with (+15): Aimmukan, Amukan, Anaimukan, Apimukan, Arumukan, Canmukan, Catumukan, Caturmukan, Comukan, Cumukan, Ipamukan, Kamukan, Karmukan, Kayamukan, Kuraimukan, Maimmukan, Malinamukan, Matirumukan, Meykkilavikkarimukan, Nakamukan.
Full-text: Mukantaru, Mukantutai, Pulkkai, Mukantiruttu, Terutci, Murrai, Pormukam, Muka, O, Curi.
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