Etymology

cockanathan

C3O1C3K5A1N1A1T1H4A1N1

Today it means: Idiot, foolish person. Full definition →

Tamil நாதன்
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  1. Tamil · derived fromநாதன்“lord”
  2. English todaycockanathan

cock + Tamil நாதன் (nātaṉ, “lord”, common suffix for given names).

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