Iravanam, Iravaṇam, Irāvaṇam, Iṟavāṇam: 1 definition

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[«previous next»] — Iravanam in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Iravaṇam (இரவணம்) noun < ravaṇa. Camel; ஒட்டகம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ottagam. (pingalagandu)]

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Irāvaṇam (இராவணம்) [irā-vaṇam] noun probably from இரா [ira] + varṇa. Lamp; விளக்கு. [vilakku.] (W.)

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Irāvaṇam (இராவணம்) noun < rāvaṇa. Crying, screaming; அழுகை. [azhugai.] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 330.)

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Iṟavāṇam (இறவாணம்) noun Tambourine; தோற்கருவி வகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thorkaruvi vagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Iṟavāṇam (இறவாணம்) noun See இறவாரம். [iravaram.]

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Iravaṇam (இரவணம்) noun < ravaṇa. (நாநார்த்த. [nagarthathipigai])

1. Braying of a donkey; கழுதை கத்துகை. [kazhuthai kathugai.]

2. Beetle; வண்டு. [vandu.]

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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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