Potuviyal, Potu-iyal: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPotuviyal (பொதுவியல்) [potu-iyal] noun < பொது [pothu] +.
1. General attribute, common characteristics; பலவற்றிற்குப் பொதுவாகவுள்ள குணம். [palavarrirkup pothuvagavulla kunam.] (சிவஞான போதம் [sivagnana potham] 1, 4.)
2. (Rhetoric) Attribute common to uvamāṉam and uvamēyam; உவமானவுபமேயங்களுக் குள்ள சாமானிய தருமம். [uvamanavupameyangalug kulla samaniya tharumam.]
3. Section of grammar dealing with general principles; பொதுவிலக்கண முணர்த்தும் நூற்பகுதி. (நன்.) [pothuvilakkana munarthum nurpaguthi. (nan.)]
4. A dance, opposed to vēttiyal; வேத்தியற்கு வேறான கூத்துவகை. [vethiyarku verana kuthuvagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 148.)
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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Partial matches: Potu, Podu, Pothu, Pottu.
Full-text: Purattinai, Cuvainul.
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