Or: 3 definitions

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Or means something in Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Or has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Ora.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Or in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) side, direction; beginning..—or (ओर) is alternatively transliterated as Ora.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ōr (ಓರ್):—[noun] a hole; a cavity.

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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

Ōr (ஓர்) [ōrtal] 4 transitive verb

1. To consider attentively, examine, investigate; ஆராய்ந்தறிதல். ஓரும்வையத்தியற்கை [arayntharithal. orumvaiyathiyarkai] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 888).

2. To know; அறி தல். [ari thal.]

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Ōr (ஓர்) [ōrttal] 11 transitive verb [Malayalam: ōr.]

1. To consider; ஆராய்தல். [araythal.]

2. To select, choose; தெரிந் தெடுத்தல். ஆயிரத் தோர்த்தவிப்பத்தே [therin theduthal. ayirath thorthavippathe] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 1, 2, 1).

3. To think, regard; நினைத்தல். வேள் வியோர்க்கும்மே யொருமுகம் [ninaithal. vel viyorkkumme yorumugam] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 96).

4. To listen attentively; கூர்ந்து கேட்டல். புலிப்புகர்ப் போத்தோர்க்கும் [kurnthu kettal. pulippugarp pothorkkum] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 157, 12).

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Ōr (ஓர்) < ஒன்று. [onru.] [Kanarese, Malayalam: ōr.] adjectival An, the form used before substantives beginning with vowels. ஓர் அரசன். [or arasan.] — particle An Expletive; ஓர் அசைநிலை. [or asainilai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 2, 37, உரை. [urai.])

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