Arivu: 2 definitions

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Arivu 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Arivu (ಅರಿವು):—

1) [noun] knowledge a) acquaintance with facts; range of information, awareness or understanding; b) all that has been perceived or grasped by the mind; learning; enlightenment.

2) [noun] conscious feeling or sense impression; sensation.

3) [noun] the state of being conscious; awareness of one’s own feelings, what is happening around one, etc.; consciousness.

4) [noun] the power or process of receiving conscious sense impressions through direct stimulation of the bodily organism; sensation; the act of perceiving; perception.

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Aṟivu (ಅಱಿವು):—

1) [noun] all that has been perceived or grasped by the mind; learning; enlightenment; knowledge.

2) [noun] the power of judging rightly and following the soundest course of action based on knowledge, experience, understanding etc.; wisdom.

3) [noun] the state of being conscious; awareness of one’s own feelings, what is happening around one, etc; consciousness.

context information

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

Aṟivu (அறிவு) noun < அறி-. [ari-.]

1. Knowledge, wisdom; ஞானம். [gnanam.]

2. Intelligence; புத்தி. [puthi.] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 429.)

3. Perception by the senses; பொறியு ணர்வு. [poriyu narvu.]

4. Soul; ஆன்மா. அறிவுரு வதனோ டநித்த மன்மையின் [anma. arivuru vathano danitha manmaiyin] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 44, 5).

5. Learning, erudition; கல்வி. (திவா.) [kalvi. (thiva.)]

6. Things which it is necessary to know; அறியவேண்டியவை. [ariyavendiyavai.] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 61.)

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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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