Valinilai, Vaḻinilai, Vali-nilai, Vaḷinilai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaḻinilai (வழிநிலை) [vaḻi-nilai] noun < idem. +.
1. Subservience, subservient attitude; பின்னின்றேவல் செய்கை. வழிநிலை பிழையாது [pinninreval seykai. vazhinilai pizhaiyathu] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 114).
2. That which immediately succeeds or follows; பின்னிகழ்வது. வழிநிலைக்காட்சி. [pinnigazhvathu. vazhinilaikkadsi.]
3. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech; அலங்காரவகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [alangaravagai. (pingalagandu)]
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Vaḷinilai (வளிநிலை) [vaḷi-nilai] noun < வளி¹ [vali¹] +. Retention of breath. See கும்பகம்¹. [kumbagam¹.] உந்தியொடு புணர்ந்த விருவகை வளியுந் தந்த மியக்கந் தடுப்பது வளிநிலை [unthiyodu punarntha viruvagai valiyun thantha miyakkan thaduppathu valinilai] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 11, உரை [urai]).
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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