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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tirunīru (ತಿರುನೀರು):—[noun] sacred ashes used by the Saivites for applying on the forehead, other parts of the body, as sectarian marks.

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Tirunīṟu (ತಿರುನೀಱು):—[noun] = ತಿರುನೀರು [tiruniru].

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tirunīṟu (திருநீறு) [tiru-nīṟu] noun < திரு [thiru] +. Sacred ashes, used for Śaivaite mark; விபூதி. எவரேனுந் தாமாக விலாடத்திட்ட திருநீறும் [viputhi. evarenun thamaga viladathitta thirunirum] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 811, 3).

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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: Tiru, Niru.

Starts with: Tirunirupaccai, Tirunirupachai.

Full-text (+5): Tunnuru, Tirunaru, Venniru, Nerrikkitu, Netumatal, Ventatu, Palnerri, Pacumam, Viputipotu, Nirrumunti, Tiru-nirrukappu, Tirunirruppantar, Iratcai, Omappoti, Pancatcaram, Tulitam, Pacitam, Irakkai, Parpam, Velliangiri.

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Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)

Temples in Tiruvanaikkaval (Jambukesvaram) < [Aditya I]

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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Chapter 4.6 - (n) Symbology of Ash < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]

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