Er, A-ir: 4 definitions

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Er (एर्).—(also [Causative]) procure, get, obtain, raise, utter.

Er is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and īr (ईर्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Er (एर्):—[=ā-√īr] [from ā] See er.

2) (ā-√īr), [Causal] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -īrayati, -te ([perfect tense] 3. [plural] erire and erire) to bring near, cause to obtain, procure, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā];

2) —to procure for one’s self, obtain, [Ṛg-veda i, 6, 4; iii, 60, 3];

2) —to raise (as the voice in singing), [Ṛg-veda iii, 29, 15; x, 122, 2.]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ēr (ಏರ್):—[noun] a plough yoked on to a pair of oxen.

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Ēṟ (ಏಱ್):—[verb] = ಏಱು [eru]1.

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Ēṟ (ಏಱ್):—[verb] to fit in appropriately; to be proper; to be suitable.

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Ēṟ (ಏಱ್):—[verb] to choose or pick out from among many; to select.

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Ēṟ (ಏಱ್):—[noun] = ಏಱು [eru]4.

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Ēṟ (ಏಱ್):—[noun] = ಏಱು [eru]5.

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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

Ēr (ஏர்) [ērtal] 4 intransitive verb To rise; எழுதல். பனிக்கடல் பருகி வலனேர்பு [ezhuthal. panikkadal parugi valanerpu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: முல்லைப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu: mullaippattu] 4). — transitive To be like, similar; ஒத்தல். முத்தேர்முறுவலார் [othal. muthermuruvalar] (இனியவை நாற்பது [iniyavai narpathu] 2).

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Ēr (ஏர்) noun < ஏர்-. [er-.] [Telugu: K. ēru, M. ēr.]

1. Plough; கலப்பை. ஏரி னுழாஅ ருழவர் [kalappai. eri nuzhaa ruzhavar] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 14).

2. Team of oxen and the plough; ஒரு கலப்பை யும் ஓரிணைமாடும். ஏருமிரண்டுளதாய் [oru kalappai yum orinaimadum. erumirandulathay] (தமிழ்நாவலர் சரிதை [thamizhnavalar sarithai] 60).

3. Yoke of oxen; உழவுமாடு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [uzhavumadu. (sudamaninigandu)]

4. Ploughing, agriculture, as an occupation; உழவு. ஏரினு நன்றா லெருவிடுதல் [uzhavu. erinu nanra leruviduthal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1038).

5. As much land as can be ploughed in a day; ஒருநாளி லுழக்கூடிய நிலம். [orunali luzhakkudiya nilam.]

6. Beauty; அழகு. கடனறிவார் முன்னின் றிரப்புமோ ரேஎ ருடைத்து [azhagu. kadanarivar munnin rirappumo ree rudaithu] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1053).

7. Fine appearance, bearing; தோற்றப் பொலிவு. சீய மன்னா னிளமையும் வனப்பு மேரும் [thorrap polivu. siya manna nilamaiyum vanappu merum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1721).

8. Development, growth; எழுச்சி. ஏருமெழிலுமென்றா [ezhuchi. erumezhilumenra] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 247).

9. Goodness; நன்மை. ஏரள வில்லா வளவினர் [nanmai. erala villa valavinar] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 308).

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Ēr (ஏர்) noun Implements of husbandry; ஏர்ச்சீர். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [erchir. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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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