Vellatai, Veḷḷaṭai, Vel-atai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVeḷḷaṭai (வெள்ளடை) [veḷ-aṭai] noun < வெள்¹ [vel¹] +. Betel; வெற்றிலை. வெள்ளடைத் தம்பல் [verrilai. velladaith thambal] (கம்பராமாயணம் கார்காண். [kambaramayanam karkan.] 29).
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Veḷḷaṭai (வெள்ளடை) noun probably from வெள் ளிடை. [vel lidai.]
1. The great cosmic space; பரமாகாசம். வேதனை தீர்தரு வெள்ளடை [paramagasam. vethanai thirtharu velladai] (திருமந். [thiruman.] 1157).
2. The Śiva shrine at Tiru-k-kurukāvūr; திருக்குருகாவூரி லுள்ள சிவன் கோயில். விளங்கொளி குருகாவூர் வெள்ளடை யுறைவானே [thirukkurugavuri lulla sivan koyil. vilangoli kurugavur velladai yuraivane] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 61, 10).
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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Partial matches: Atai, Vel, Adai.
Full-text: Cuvetamparar, Vellaiviri, Vellaivicu, Vellaikattu.
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