Murugan
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil முருகன் (murukaṉ).
Proper noun
Murugan
- A Hindu deity, especially popular among Tamils, worshipped in areas of South India.
- 2023, V. V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night, Viking, page 256:
- The temple was […] dedicated to Murugan, the god of war, to whom he had always shown particular devotion.