s. that which is secondary or inferior. கௌணப் பொருள், the secondary sense or the metaphorical sense of a word, as opposed to the primary sense. கௌணாவதாரம், a secondary incarnation in which the spirit of God enters into and works through a human being.
[kauṇam] ''s.'' Secondary or inferior --as in கௌணப்பொருள், the secondary meaning or sense of a word, the meta phorical sense, as opposed to முக்கியப் பொ ருள், the primary or literal sense. (சிவ. சி.) W. p. 33. GOUNA.
