Itai-nilaitivakam, Iṭainilaittīvakam, Itainilaittivakam, Itai-nilai-tivakam, Itainilai-tivakam: 1 definition

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Itai-nilaitivakam means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Iṭainilaittīvakam (இடைநிலைத்தீவகம்) [iṭai-nilai-tīvakam] noun < இடைநிலை [idainilai] +. (Rhetoric) Literally a lamp in the centre illuminating all around, applied to denote a figure of speech in which a word used in the middle of a sentence goes to amplify the meanings of words in various parts of the same; தீவகவணிவகை. [thivagavanivagai.] (தண்டியலங்காரம் [thandiyalangaram] 38.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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