தேவன்

Tamil

Etymology

Either borrowed from Sanskrit देव (deva, “god”), or a derivation from Tamil தே (tē, “deity, god”). In the second case, the Sanskrit word was conflated with the already existent Tamil word, as evidenced by compounds borrowed from Sanskrit.

Noun

தேவன் • (tēvaṉ)

  1. god
  2. arhat
  3. king
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