Vanai, Vaṇai, Vaṉai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vaṇai (வணை) [vaṇaital] 4 intransitive verb To bend; வளைதல். [valaithal.] Tinnevelly usage

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Vaṇai (வணை) [vaṇaittal] 11 intransitive verb To bend; வளைத்தல். [valaithal.] Tinnevelly usage

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Vaṇai (வணை) noun A cattle-disease affecting the bowels; வயிற்றிலுண்டாம் மாட்டுநோய்வகை. [vayirrilundam mattunoyvagai.] (R d. M. 24.)

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Vaṉai (வனை) [vaṉaital] 4 transitive verb

1. To form, fashion, shape; உருவமையச்செய்தல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) வனை கலத்திகிரியும் [uruvamaiyacheythal. (pingalagandu) vanai kalathigiriyum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1839).

2. To adorn; அலங்கரித் தல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [alangarith thal. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. To draw, paint; சித்திரமெழுது தல். வனையலாம் படித்தலா வடிவிற்கு [sithiramezhuthu thal. vanaiyalam padithala vadivirku] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 709).

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Vaṇai (வணை) [vaṇaittal] 11 transitive verb To pour, as water from a pot; தண்ணீர் ஊற்றுதல். [thannir urruthal.] Ramnd usage

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