Tiru, Tīru, Thiru: 5 definitions

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Tiru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

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India history and geography

Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient Tamilakam

Tiru or Tiruvu (“beautiful”, wealth, Lakṣmī, rainbow, radiance) is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—(VIS 340-41), Śrī “Prosperity” (Bollée 2017: 85)

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tīru (तीरु).—Name of Śiva.

Derivable forms: tīruḥ (तीरुः).

[Sanskrit to German]

Tiru in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tiru (ತಿರು):—[noun] the string of a bow.

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Tiru (ತಿರು):—[adjective] holy; sacred; venerable.

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Tiṟu (ತಿಱು):—

1) [verb] to give to; to pass over into another’s hand; to hand over.

2) [verb] to pay (a sum of money).

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Tīru (ತೀರು):—

1) [verb] to come to an end; to be finished; to be done or accomplished.

2) [verb] to be used or consumed fully.

3) [verb] to be completely erased, without leaving any trace.

4) [verb] to decrease (oneself) in size, strength, influence, etc.

5) [verb] to cease to exist; to die.

6) [verb] to be cured or warded off.

7) [verb] to become possible (to be done, achieved, etc.).

8) [verb] to satisfy; to be satisfying.

9) [verb] (of time) to slip or pass by.

10) [verb] (a problem, quarrel, etc.) to be solved; to find a satisfactory solution.

11) [verb] to pay or settle a debt fully.

12) [verb] ತೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳು [tirikollu] tīrikoḷḷu to become dead; to die; ತೀರಿಹೋಗು [tirihogu] tīri hōgu to be over; to be completed; to be finished; 2. to be exhausted; 3. to die; to pass away.

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Tīru (ತೀರು):—

1) [noun] any decision or judgement.

2) [noun] a terminating or being terminated; termination.

3) [noun] any way of doing, being; a kind, manner or mode.

4) [noun] the act of returning, repaying.

5) [noun] beauty; elegance.

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Tīru (ತೀರು):—[noun] = ತೀರಿ [tiri].

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Tīṟu (ತೀಱು):—[verb] to swallow in large amounts hastily or greedily; to gulp.

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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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