Velvi, Vēḻvi, Vēḷvi: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVēḻvi (வேழ்வி) noun Corr. of வேள்வி. (அரு. நி.) [velvi. (aru. ni.)]
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Vēḷvi (வேள்வி) noun < வேள்-. [vel-.] [Telugu, Malayalam: vēḷvi, K. bēluve.]
1. Sacrifice. See ஐவகைவேள்வி [aivagaivelvi],
1. முன்முயன் றரிதினின் முடித்த வேள்வி [munmuyan rarithinin muditha velvi] (அகநா. [agana.] 220).
2. Spiritual discipline. See ஐவகையாகம் [aivagaiyagam],
2. 3. Sacrificial pit; ஓமகுண்டம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [omagundam. (pingalagandu)]
4. Service, worship; பூசனை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) வேள்வியி னழகியல் விளம்பு வோரும் [pusanai. (pingalagandu) velviyi nazhagiyal vilambu vorum] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 19, 43).
5. Marriage; கலியா ணம். நாமுன்பு தொண்டுகொண்ட வேள்வியில் [kaliya nam. namunpu thondugonda velviyil] (பெரியபுராணம் தடுத்தாட். [periyapuranam thaduthad.] 127).
6. Benevolence; gift; கொடை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kodai. (pingalagandu)]
7. Religious merit; புண்ணியம். ஆள்வினை வேள்வியவன் [punniyam. alvinai velviyavan] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 9, 27).
8. (Puṟap.) Theme eulogising a warrior on his destroying his enemies to feast devils with their dead bodies. See களவேள்வி. பண்ணி தைஇய பயங்கெழு வேள்வியின் [kalavelvi. panni thaiiya payangezhu velviyin] (அகநா. [agana.] 13).
9. The 10th nakṣatra. See மகம் [magam], 2.
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: Velviccalai, Velviccu, Velvigai, Velvikkapilai, Velvikkuntam, Velvila, Velvili, Velvimutalvan, Velvinayakan, Velvittari, Velvittun, Velvittunam, Velviyacan, Velviyinpati.
Ends with: Ai-vakaivelvi, Ara-kalavelvi, Capavelvi, Kalavelvi, Kanmavelvi, Katavulvelvi, Makavelvi, Manaivelvi, Manitavelvi, Mara-kalavelvi, Nanavelvi, Puravivelvi, Putavelvi, Tavavelvi, Tenpulattarvelvi, Tivelvi.
Full-text (+36): Mara-kalavelvi, Velvikkapilai, Ai-vakaivelvi, Katavulvelvi, Manitavelvi, Tenpulattarvelvi, Velvittari, Velvittun, Putavelvi, Velvikkuntam, Velvinayakan, Nanavelvi, Tavavelvi, Malakonkam, Manaivelvi, Ara-kalavelvi, Capavelvi, Kanmavelvi, Tivelvi, Tunninar.
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