Ayir, Āyir: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āyir (ಆಯಿರ್):—[verb] to be there.

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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

Ayir (அயிர்) [ayirttal] 11 v.intransitive To suspect; ஐயமுறுதல். அருங்கடி வாயி லயிராது புகுமின் [aiyamuruthal. arungadi vayi layirathu pugumin] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 491).

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Ayir (அயிர்) noun < அயிர்-. [ayir-.] Doubt, suspicion; ஐயவுணர்வு. அயிரிற் றீர்ந்தபே ரறிஞரும் [aiyavunarvu. ayirir rirnthape rarignarum] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் நகர. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam nagara.] 65).

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Ayir (அயிர்) noun

1. Subtlety, fineness; நுண்மை. (திவா.) [nunmai. (thiva.)]

2. [Malayalam: ayir.] Fine sand; நுண்மணல். [nunmanal.] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: முல்லைப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu: mullaippattu] 92.)

3. Candied sugar; கண்ட சருக்கரை. (திவா.) [kanda sarukkarai. (thiva.)]

4. An imported white fragrant substance for burning; புகைக்கும் வாசனைப்பொருள் வகை. குடதிசை மருங்கின் வெள்ளயிர் [pugaikkum vasanaipporul vagai. kudathisai marungin vellayir] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 4, 36).

5. Urine; சிறுநீர். (இராஜ வைத்தியமகுடம்) [sirunir. (iraja vaithiyamagudam)]

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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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