Annam, Aṇṇam, Aṉṉam: 4 definitions

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Annam means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)

Annam (“swan”) refers to a type of animal form, representing one of the several “attributes” (āyudha) or “accessories” of a detiy commonly seen depicted in Hindu iconography, defined according to texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The śilpa texts have classified the various accessories under the broad heading of āyudha or karuvi (implement), including even flowers, animals, and musical instruments. The animals and birds found as vehicles for the deities or held as attributes or weapons in the hands of the deities are, for example, Annam.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana Dhama

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Annaṃ (ಅನ್ನಂ):—[noun] (in comp.) a man of that sort, quality or nature.

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Annaṃ (ಅನ್ನಂ):—

1) [adverb] by that time or period; before the end of that period.

2) [adverb] upto that time; till then.

3) [adverb] like that; in that manner.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Aṇṇam (அண்ணம்) noun < idem. [Malayalam: aṇṇam.]

1. Palate, roof of mouth; மேல்வாய்ப் புறம். அண்ண நண்ணிய பல் [melvayp puram. anna nanniya pal] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 93).

2. Uvula; உண்ணாக்கு. (திவா.) [unnakku. (thiva.)]

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Aṉṉam (அன்னம்) noun < anna. Food, victuals, especially boiled rice; சோறு. [soru.]

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Aṉṉam (அன்னம்) noun < haṃsa. Species of swan, celebrated for its gait — poets credit it with power to separate milk when mixed with water — vehicle of God Brahmā; புள்வகை. [pulvagai.]

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Aṉṉam (அன்னம்) noun Yak. See கவரிமா. (திவா.) [kavarima. (thiva.)]

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Aṇṇam (அண்ணம்) noun < அண். [an.] Lower jaw; கீழ்வாய்ப்புறம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kizhvayppuram. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Aṉṉam (அன்னம்) noun < anna.

1. Water; நீர். (நாநார்த்த.) [nir. (nagarthathipigai)]

2. Place where a person has had a meal; உணவருந்திய இடம். (நாநார்த்த.) [unavarunthiya idam. (nagarthathipigai)]

3. Earth; பூமி. [pumi.] (சம்பிரதாயவகராதி [sambirathayavagarathi] M s.)

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Aṉṉam (அன்னம்) noun cf. அன்னப்பூ. [annappu.] A jewel; ஒருவகையணி. [oruvagaiyani.] (S. I. I. ii, 15.)

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Aṉṉam (அன்னம்) noun

1. cf. aruṇa. Gold; தங்கம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [thangam. (vaithiya muligai)]

2. Fæces; மலம். (நநாநார்த்தா நார்த்த.) [malam. (nananartha nartha.)]

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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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