Nilavu, Nilāvu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNilavu (ನಿಲವು):—
1) [noun] the act or position of standing (on one’s feet).
2) [noun] a brief or temporary stay; sojourn.
3) [noun] a place where one stays.
4) [noun] the state of being; the codition of a thing as it is.
5) [noun] that which is left over; balance; remainder.
6) [noun] the shape, outline or configuration of anything; form.
7) [noun] the way a person or animal stands; standing posture; stance.
8) [noun] a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something; stance.
9) [noun] a point or place considerably above most others; eminence.
10) [noun] manner of regarding or considering something; judgment; opinion; view.
11) [noun] the distance from the bottom to the top; height.
12) [noun] withstanding strength; robustness; sturdiness; ruggedness.
13) [noun] the rectangular frame of a door; a door-frame.
14) [noun] specific or characteristic manner of expression, behaviour, etc. often pompous or pretentious.
15) [noun] a period or occasion of inactivity, as during work; rest.
16) [noun] a stop or break in speaking or reading, which clarifies meaning.
17) [noun] a bodily attitude, esp. one held for or pictured by an artist, photographer, etc. or one held by a dancer.
18) [noun] a graduated stick or rod used in measuring height.
19) [noun] the condition or quality of being stiff, hard and rigid; stiffness.
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 LexiconNilavu (நிலவு) [nilavutal] 5 intransitive verb
1. To be permanent, fixed; நிலைத்திருத்தல். யாரு நிலவார் நில மிசை மேல் [nilaithiruthal. yaru nilavar nilagesi misai mel] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 22).
2. To stay; தங்குதல். இறு தியு மிடையும் . . . நிலவுதல் [thanguthal. iru thiyu midaiyum . . . nilavuthal] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 103).
3. To exist, to be in use, in vogue or in circulation, as a word; to be extant, in force or practice, as a religion; வழங்குதல். நிலவு மரபினை யுடையது. [vazhanguthal. nilavu marapinai yudaiyathu.] (W.)
4. To emit rays; to shine; ஒளி விடுதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [oli viduthal. (pingalagandu)]
5. To spread, extend, pervade; பரவுதல். [paravuthal.] (W.)
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Nilavu (நிலவு) noun < நிலவு-. [nilavu-.] See நிலா. (பிங்கலகண்டு) நிலவுப் பயன்கொள்ளு நெடுமணன் முற்றத்து [nilagesi (pingalagandu) nilavup payankollu nedumanan murrathu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: நெடு [pathuppattu: nedu] 95).
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Nilāvu (நிலாவு) [nilāvutal] 5 verb < நிலவு-. [nilavu-.] intransitive See நிலவு- [nilavu-],
1. நிலாவாப் புலாற்றானம் [nilavap pularranam] (தேவாரம் [thevaram], 1224, 2). — transitive
1. To meditate upon; தியானித்தல். நானிலாவியிருப்ப னென்னாதனை [thiyanithal. nanilaviyiruppa nennathanai] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 4, 5).
2. To resemble; ஒப்பாதல். மானிலாவிய நோக்கியர் [oppathal. manilaviya nokkiyar] (திருவிசை. [thiruvisai.] 5, 4).
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: Nilavugannadi, Nilavugedisu, Nilavuhna, Nilavukay, Nilavukaycceti, Nilavulakam, Nilavumari, Nilavumattai, Nilavunalikai, Nilavupirai, Nilavural, Nilavutayam.
Ends with: Munnilavu, Nirainilavu, Pinnilavu, Vennilavu, Vinilavu.
Full-text: Nilavutayam, Munnilavu, Nirainilavu, Vennilavu, Nilavupirai, Nilavunalikai, Pinnilavu, Cantirikai, Cantirappirapai, Nila, Niluvu.
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