Uvavu, Uvāvu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Uvavu (உவவு) noun < உவ-. [uva-.]

1. Great pleasure, gladness; உவப்பு. உவவுபொன் றருகென [uvappu. uvavupon rarugena] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 54, 12).

2. Full moon and new moon. See உவா¹ [uva¹], 1,

2. உவவுமதி யுருவி னோங்கல் வெண் குடை [uvavumathi yuruvi nongal ven kudai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 3, 1).

3. Religious austerity; தவம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thavam. (pingalagandu)]

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Uvāvu (உவாவு) [uvāvutal] 5 transitive verb probably from உவா. [uva.] To fill in; நிறைதல். பெருமண் ணுவாவும் பேராப் பல்படை [niraithal. peruman nuvavum perap palpadai] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 58, 106).

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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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