Murugan
முருகன்
Tamil for "young" or "beautiful one": the name of Murugan, the Tamil god of war, later merged with the pan-Indian deity Skanda.
Meaning and origin
Murugan is built on an old Tamil root for youth or beauty and names one of Tamil Nadu's oldest gods, celebrated in Sangam-era poetry centuries before Sanskrit texts reached the south.
How to pronounce Murugan
| Tamil (India) | moo-roo-gun /muɾukan̺/ |
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