Puramta, Puraṃta, Puranta, Puṟantā: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Puraṃta (ಪುರಂತ):—[noun] any of the, prominent, ancient Śaiva devotees.

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Puraṃta (ಪುರಂತ):—[noun] a non-wandering, Vīraśaiva mendicant who has established or is heading a, religious establishment.

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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

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puṟantā (புறந்தா) [puṟantātal [puṟantarutal]] [puṟan-tā] verb < புறம்¹ [puram¹] +. transitive

1. To protect, take care of; பாதுகாத்தல். குடி புறந்தருகுவை யாயின் [pathugathal. kudi purantharuguvai yayin] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 35).

2. To forsake; கைவிடுதல். பிழைப்பிலாட் புறந் தந்தானும் [kaividuthal. pizhaippilad puran thanthanum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 252).

3. To extol, praise; போற்றுதல். அடிபுறந்தருவர் நின்னடங்காதோரே [porruthal. adipurantharuvar ninnadangathore] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 35). — intransitive

1. To turn one’s back in retreat; to be defeated; தோற்றுப்போதல். [thorruppothal.]

2. To become shiny; நிறம் உண்டாதல். பொடியழற் புறந்தந்த . . . கிண்கிணி [niram undathal. podiyazhar puranthantha . . . kinkini] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 85).

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