Alatti, Alaṭṭi, Aḷatti, Ālatti, Ālātti, Āḷatti: 1 definition

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Alatti 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

Alaṭṭi (அலட்டி) noun < அலற்று-. [alarru-.] Bully, blusterer; அலப்புபவன். [alappupavan.] (J.)

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Alatti (அலத்தி) noun Glow-worm; மின்மினி. (சதுராகராதி) [minmini. (sathuragarathi)]

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Aḷatti (அளத்தி) noun < அளம். [alam.] Woman of the maritime tracts; நெய்தனிலப்பெண். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [neythanilappen. (sudamaninigandu)]

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Ālatti (ஆலத்தி) noun < ā-rati. Light, etc., waved before an idol or important personage. See ஆரத்தி. [arathi.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2468, உரை. [urai.])

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Ālātti (ஆலாத்தி) noun < ā-rati. Light, etc., waved before an idol or any important personage. See ஆரத்தி. ஆலாத்தி சுழற்ற லென்கோ [arathi. alathi suzharra lenko] (சௌந்தரி. [saunthari.] 103).

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Āḷatti (ஆளத்தி) noun < ā-lapti. (Music) Improvised introduction to a melody. See ஆலாபனம். [alapanam.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 26, உரை. [urai.])

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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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