Takkananku, Tākkaṇaṅku: 1 definition
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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTākkaṇaṅku (தாக்கணங்கு) noun < idem. + அணங்கு. [anangu.]
1. A goddess who smites men with love; காமநோய� உண்டாக்க� வருத்துந� தெய்வம�. தாக்கணங்கு தானைக்கொண் டன்ன துடைத்து [kamanoyai undakki varuthun theyvam. thakkanangu thanaikkon danna thudaithu] (திருக்குறள� [thirukkural], 1082).
2. Lakṣmī; இலக்குமி. தாக்கணங் குறையுந் தடந்தாமர� [ilakkumi. thakkanang kuraiyun thadanthamarai] (சீவகசிந்தாமண� [sivagasindamani] 871).
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Tākkaṇaṅku (தாக்கணங்கு) noun < தாக்கு- [thakku-] +. A class of female goblins attendant on Pārvatī, distinct from ō첹ṇaṅk; உமாதேவியாரின� பரிவாரப் பெண்பூதங்களுள் ஒருவகை. [umatheviyarin parivarap penputhangalul oruvagai.] (அருணாசலபுராணம் பு. இடப்பாகம�. [arunasalapuranam pu. idappagam.] 10.)
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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