Tivam, Tivaṃ, Tīvam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTivam (திவம்) noun < div.
1. Heaven; பரம பதம். திவத்திலும் பசுநிரை மேய்ப்புவத்தி [parama patham. thivathilum pasunirai meyppuvathi] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 10, 3, 10).
2. Sky; வானம். (யாழ் அக.) [vanam. (yazh aga.)]
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Tivam (திவம்) noun < div ā. See திவா [thiva], 1. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி [(sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi])
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Tīvam (தீவம்) noun < dīpa. Lamp; விளக்கு. செம்பொற் றீவங்க ளுமலிதர (கோயிற் புராணம் திருவிழா.3). [vilakku. sembor rivanga lumalithara (koyir puranam thiruvizha.3).]
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Tīvam (தீவம்) noun < dvīpa. Island; தீவு. இலங்கா தீவத்து [thivu. ilanga thivathu] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 28, 107).
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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Starts with: Tivamanam, Tivamshi, Tivanca.
Ends with: Catacivavativam, Cativam, Makecuravativam, Parttivam, Pativam, Tiritivam, Tiru-malvativam, Vativam.
Full-text (+1): Ratrindiva, Divamgama, Naktamdivam, Ratridivam, Samarurukshu, Ratrimdivam, Ahardivam, Diva, Svarloka, Samparivarta, Maghavan, Svargaloka, Vasudha, Shasya, Tripathagamini, Duh, Parena, Arundhati, Vaishnava, Div.
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