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Kalaiyarasan
கலையரசன்Say it kuh-lai-YUH-ruh-sun
- Meaning today
- King of arts
- Original meaning
- "kalai (arts, learning) joined with aracaṉ (king): king of the arts" Tamil Lexicon, p. 786
- Say it
- kuh-lai-YUH-ruh-sun
- Written
- கலையரசன்
- Other spellings
- Kalaiarasan, Kalaiarasu
Kalaiyarasan
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Kalaiyarasan meaning
Kalaiyarasan (கலையரசன்) is a Tamil boy's name.
Kalai (arts, learning) joined with aracaṉ (king): king of the arts
Also used to mean: king of arts
Kalaiyarasan (கலையரசன்) joins kalai with aracaṉ, linked by a y sound. The Tamil Lexicon gives kalai, from Sanskrit kalā, as the arts and sciences, learning and erudition, and aracaṉ as a king or sovereign, so the name means "king of the arts". It is the masculine partner of Kalaiyarasi, "queen of the arts", and sits beside Kaviyarasan, "king of poets". A well-known bearer is the Tamil film actor Kalaiyarasan, known for Madras and Sarpatta Parambarai.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 786 · entry kalai⁴ (கலை) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, kalai (கலை), p. 786 · Tamil Lexicon, aracaṉ (அரசன்), p. 117 · Wikipedia, Kalaiyarasan · Monier-Williams, kalā, p. 261
Famous namesakes
- Kalaiyarasan, Tamil film actor
How the name is built
- Kalai கலை: the arts and sciences; learning
Tamil Lexicon 786 · Monier-Williams 261 - Arasan அரசன்: king, sovereign, prince
Tamil Lexicon 117
Spellings
Kalaiyarasan · Kalaiarasan · Kalaiarasu