Avar, Āvar: 5 definitions
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Avar means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology, 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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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Avar in India is the name of a plant defined with Senna auriculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia densistipulata Taub. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Pharmaceutical Biology (2002)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2541)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas (1895)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAvar in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) low; inferior; under; puisne; junior; ~[ta] juniority; inferiority..—avar (अवर) is alternatively transliterated as Avara.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvar (ಅವರ್):—[pronoun] = ಅವರು [avaru].
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Āvar (ಆವರ್):—[pronoun] pl. of ಆವನ್ [avan] and ಆವಳ್ [aval].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAvar (அவர்) pronominal
1. plural of அவன் [avan] or அவள். [aval.]
2. That person, honorific; ஒருவரைக் குறிக்கும் பன்மைச் சொல். [oruvaraig kurikkum panmais sol.]
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Āvar (ஆவர்) pronominal < யாவர். [yavar.] Who? ஆவரிவை செய்தறிவார் [avarivai seytharivar] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 3, 3, 7).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+22): Avara, Avara-gida, Avaraddha, Avaraddhiga, Avaraddhiya, Avaradh, Avaragarda, Avaragardi, Avaragi, Avaraha, Avarahilla, Avarahiya, Avarahpara, Avarahutta, Avarai, Avarai-k-koti, Avaraje, Avarajjha, Avarajjhati, Avarakanka.
Full-text (+75): Avartaka, Avartam, Katciyavar, Ampanavar, Avarpatam, Avarkalan, Avargal, Varardhya, Tuvacal, Avas, Cilaman, Adhisamvrit, Apavri, Viputti, Sannityam, Nishtai, Ancalinavar, Cenrupo, Kontumoli, Pittappilappu.
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Search found 24 books and stories containing Avar, Aavar, Āvar; (plurals include: Avars, Aavars, Āvars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 2233: Suddha or Pure State < [Tantra Eight (ettam tantiram) (verses 2122-2648)]
Verse 320: Middle Path Is Wisdom < [Tantra One (mutal tantiram) (verses 113-336)]
Verse 1425: Pure Suddha Saivam (Jnana) < [Tantra Five (aintam tantiram) (verses 1419-1572)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Revive Triveni’s Quest < [January – March, 1978]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 6.3.11 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Nalkuravum, Celvum)]
Pasuram 4.2.11 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Palan ay, El ulaku untu)]
Pasuram 6.4.11 < [Section 4 - Fourth Tiruvaymoli (Kuravai aycciyarotu)]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Islam in the North Caucasus: Cultural and Historical Perspectives < [Volume 115 (2001)]
The Political Importance of Popular Religion in Greece < [Volume 64-1 (1987)]
Islam and Politics in Central Asia < [Volume 115 (2001)]
South-Indian Horizons (by Jean-Luc Chevillard)
Chapter 2 - A Note on the -āre person number marking suffix in Gundert́s writing < [Section 2 - Studies in Language and History of Language Description]
Chapter 4 - Āḻvār or Nāyaṉār < [Section 1 - Studies in Devotional, Contemporary, Classical and Folk Literatures]
Chapter 13 - Syntax and Perspective in Tamil and Sanskrit Classical Poetry < [Section 1 - Studies in Devotional, Contemporary, Classical and Folk Literatures]