Pariyayam, Pariyāyam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pariyayam (பரியயம்) noun < paryaya. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])

1. Carelessness; அசட்டை. [asattai.]

2. Opposition; எதிரிடை. [ethiridai.]

3. Disorder; ஒழுங்கின்மை. [ozhunginmai.]

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Pariyāyam (பரியாயம்) noun < paryāya.

1. Synonym; பிரதிபதம். [pirathipatham.]

2. Diverse methods or ways; நானாவிதம். (திவா.) [nanavitham. (thiva.)]

3. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one’s idea is not expressed in words, but is cleverly suggested; பொருளை வெளிப்படையாய்க் கூறாது குறிப்பாற் கூறும் அணி. [porulai velippadaiyayk kurathu kurippar kurum ani.] (தண்டியலங்காரம் [thandiyalangaram] 71.)

4. Transformation, change; பரிணாமம். பால் தயிர் முதலாயின புற்கலத் தினது பரியாயமென்பேன் (நீலகேசி). [parinamam. pal thayir muthalayina purkalath thinathu pariyayamenpen (nilagesi).]

5. Turn, times; தடவை. பலபரியாயம் வந்தேன். [thadavai. palapariyayam vanthen.]

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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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