Nittai, Niṭṭai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNiṭṭai (நிட்டை) noun < niṣṭhā. See நிஷ்டை. நிட்டையிலே யிருந்து மனத்துறவடைந்த பெரிய.ோர்க் கும் (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு). [nishdai. nittaiyile yirunthu manathuravadaintha periyork kum (thanippadarrirattu).]
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Nittai (நித்தை) noun < nityā. Pārvatī, as eternal; உமை. நித்தை யனுப்பிரவேசி [umai. nithai yanuppiravesi] (கூர்மபுராணம் திருக். [kurmapuranam thirug.] 21).
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Nittai (நித்தை) noun < nidrā. [K. nidde.] Sleep; தூக்கம். நித்தைநீள் பசலைப் பேரோர் விரா கெனும் வேலின் வீழ [thukkam. nithainil pasalaip peror vira kenum velin vizha] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 3080).
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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Starts with: Nittaide, Nittaisu, Nittaivilakkam.
Ends with: Cakacanittai, Kanittai, Nananittai, Niruvikarpanittai, Tanittai, Yokanittai.
Full-text: Nittaivilakkam, Cakacanittai, Yokanittai, Niruvikarpanittai, Nananittai, Nivirtti, Pantaracattiram.
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