நாராயணன்

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit नारायण (nārāyaṇa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̪aːɾaːjɐɳɐn/

Noun

நாராயணன் • (nārāyaṇaṉ)

(Hinduism) Narayana, Vishnu (as reposing on the waters)
Synonym: திருமால் (tirumāl)
(Hinduism) Shiva
Synonym: சிவபிரான் (civapirāṉ)
(Hinduism) Brahma
Synonym: பிரமன் (piramaṉ)
(Hinduism) Varuna
Synonym: வருணன் (varuṇaṉ)
(Hinduism) a sage (as an incarnation of Vishnu)
moon
grey heron, (Ardea cinerea)

References

University of Madras (1924–1936) “நாராயணன்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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