"நாயகன்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /n̪aːjaɡan/ Forms: nāyakaṉ [romanization]
Etymology: From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka) + -ன் (-ṉ). Etymology templates: {{der|ta|sa|नायक}} Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka), {{suf|ta||-ன்}} + -ன் (-ṉ) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} நாயகன் • (nāyakaṉ)
  1. lord, chief, master
    Sense id: en-நாயகன்-ta-noun-6ItQfDyf
  2. husband
    Sense id: en-நாயகன்-ta-noun-n-6PiLk6
  3. king
    Sense id: en-நாயகன்-ta-noun-6B3-aYQa
  4. the supreme being
    Sense id: en-நாயகன்-ta-noun-oUlfPGDM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -ன், Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 2 2 77 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 2 85 5 2 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 1 65 21 7 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -ன்: 15 3 3 46 23 11 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 9 1 1 47 34 7
  5. leader, conductor
    Sense id: en-நாயகன்-ta-noun--o2THoz9
  6. hero of a poem or story
    Sense id: en-நாயகன்-ta-noun-KMnUooQ1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: நாயக்கன் (nāyakkaṉ), நாயகம் (nāyakam)
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      "ipa": "/n̪aːjaɡan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நாயகன்"
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      "word": "நாயக்கன்"
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          "king",
          "king"
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          "supreme being",
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      ],
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          "leader",
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        ],
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          "conductor",
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          "poem",
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  ],
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