Varttai, Vārttai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVārttai (வார்த்தை) noun < vārttā.
1. Word, phrase; சொல். [sol.]
2. Reply; மறுமொழி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [marumozhi. (pingalagandu)]
3. Promise; வாக்குத்தத்தம். [vakkuthatham.]
4. News, intelligence, tidings; செய்தி. ஒர் வாணிகனை யாட் கொண்ட வார்த்தை [seythi. or vaniganai yad konda varthai] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 414, 7).
5. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech. See சொற்பின்வருநிலை. (திவா.) [sorpinvarunilai. (thiva.)]
6. Means of livelihood of a Vaiśya, viz., agriculture, breeding of cattle, trade; உழவு பசுக் காவல் வாணிக மென்ற வைசியர்தொழில். [uzhavu pasug kaval vaniga menra vaisiyarthozhil.] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 512, உரை. [urai.])
7. A treatise on the art of acquisition of wealth and its preservation; பொருளீட்டு நெறியும் அதன் இடையூற்றை யொழிக்குமுறையும் கூறும் நூல். [porulittu neriyum athan idaiyurrai yozhikkumuraiyum kurum nul.] (சுக்கிர நீதி [sukkira nithi], 22.)
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: Varttai-tolilor, Varttaikotu, Varttainanayam, Varttaipotu, Varttaippatu, Varttaitati, Varttaiyatu, Varttaiyetu, Varttaiyilu.
Ends with: Aramanaivarttai, Etirvarttai, Meyvarttai, Nalvarttai, Naya-nayavarttai, Olakkavarttai, Peruvarttai, Pucciyavarttai, Pukalvarttai, Ulakavarttai, Vayvarttai, Vinvarttai.
Full-text (+61): Varttaippatu, Vinvarttai, Pukalvarttai, Varttai-tolilor, Varttaiyatu, Meyvarttai, Ulakavarttai, Varttaiyilu, Pucciyavarttai, Cukirtavacanam, Peccuttatittal, Varttainanayam, Vishamappeccu, Varttaitati, Iru-tappinapeccu, Kavar-patumoli, Vetikkaippeccu, Tikkuppeccu, Naya-nayavarttai, Takkal-illatapeccu.
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