Kunappeyar, Kuṇappeyar, Kuna-peyar: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kuṇappeyar (குணப்பெயர்) [kuṇa-peyar] noun < idem. +.

1. (Grammar) Nouns of qualities, abstract nouns, as கருமை, அழகு; பண்பு குறிக்கும் பெயர்ச்சொல். [karumai, azhagu; panpu kurikkum peyarchol.] (நன். [nan.] 132.)

2. Nouns derived from abstract nouns, as கரியன், அழகன்; பண்பினடியாகப் பிறந்த பெயர்ச்சொல். [kariyan, azhagan; panpinadiyagap pirantha peyarchol.]

3. Names given by poets to persons on account of their special qualities; சிறப்பியல்புபற்றி மக்கட்குப் புலவரால் கொடுக்கப் பட்டு வழங்கும் பெயர். [sirappiyalpuparri makkadkup pulavaral kodukkap pattu vazhangum peyar.] (பன்னிருபாட்டியல் [pannirupattiyal] 147.)

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