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From Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa).
പുരുഷൻ • (puruṣaṉ)
- man
- male (as gender to be filled in forms)
- Antonym: സ്ത്രീ (strī)
- young man
- (grammar) grammatical person (first person, etc.)
പുരുഷൻ • (puruṣaṉ)
- a male given name from Kerala