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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṇviṭu (கண்விடு) [kaṇviṭutal] [kaṇ-viṭu] intransitive verb < idem. +.

1. To break, as the eye of a needle; ஊசிமுத லியவற்றின் காது ஒடிதல். [usimutha liyavarrin kathu odithal.] (W.)

2. To form, as butter while churning; வெண்ணெய் திரளுதல். [venney thiraluthal.] (W.)

3. To melt, as silver; வெள்ளிமுதலியன உருகுதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vellimuthaliyana uruguthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

4. To form, as openings in an ulcer; துவாரமுண்டாதல். [thuvaramundathal.] Colloq.

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Kaṇviṭu (கண்விடு) [kaṇviṭuttal] [kaṇ-viṭu] transitive verb < idem. +.

1. To open the eyes; விழித்துப்பார்த்தல். கடவுண் மால்வரை கண்விடுத் தன்ன [vizhithupparthal. kadavun malvarai kanviduth thanna] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 205).

2. See கண்திற- [kanthira-],

1. நோக்கினாற் கண்விடுத்து [nokkinar kanviduthu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 180).

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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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