"முருகன்" meaning in Tamil

See முருகன் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mʊɾʊɡɐn/ Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-முருகன்.wav
Etymology: From முருகு (muruku) + -அன் (-aṉ). Cognate with Malayalam മുരുകൻ (murukaṉ), Kannada ಮುರುಗ (muruga). Etymology templates: {{suffix|ta|முருகு|அன்}} முருகு (muruku) + -அன் (-aṉ), {{cog|ml|മുരുകൻ}} Malayalam മുരുകൻ (murukaṉ), {{cog|kn|ಮುರುಗ}} Kannada ಮುರುಗ (muruga) Head templates: {{ta-proper noun}} முருகன் • (murukaṉ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: murukaṉ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], முருகன் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], முருகனே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], முருகனை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], முருகனுக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], முருகனுக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], முருகனுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], முருகனின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], முருகனில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], முருகனிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], முருகனோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], முருகனுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], முருகனால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], முருகனிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. (Hinduism, Tamil religion) a pre-vedic god of war and beauty worshipped by the Tamils, who later became synonymous with Kartikeya. He is praised as the god of the Tamils. Tags: Hinduism, Tamil Synonyms: செய்யோன், சண்முகம், ஆறுமுகம், கந்தன், கார்த்திகேயன், ஞானபண்டிதன்
    Sense id: en-முருகன்-ta-name-QwD9f1ap Categories (other): Hinduism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -அன், Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -அன்: 71 29 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 66 34 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. a male given name
    Sense id: en-முருகன்-ta-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Tamil given names, Tamil male given names
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      "ipa": "/mʊɾʊɡɐn/"
    }
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    "ta:முருகன்"
  ],
  "word": "முருகன்"
}

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