Murugan

M3U1R1U1G2A1N1

proper noun

Synonym of Kartikeya

Similar
Kartikeya
OriginTamil முருகன் →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Kartikeya

    The temple was […] dedicated to Murugan, the god of war, to whom he had always shown particular devotion.

    2023, V. V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night, Viking, page 256

    Synonyms: Kartikeya

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Kartikeya

Similar
Kartikeya
Also see
kartikeya

Origin

  1. Tamilமுருகன்
  2. EnglishMurugan

Borrowed from Tamil முருகன் (murukaṉ).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Unumgarmurunga
Cite this entry
APA

Murugan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murugan

MLA

“Murugan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murugan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Murugan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murugan.

Source: Murugan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.