நாராயணன்
Tamil
Etymology
From Sanskrit नारायण (nārāyaṇa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪aːɾ̪aːjaɳan/, [n̪ɑːɾ̪ɑːjəɳən]
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.