Vetan, Vēṭaṉ, Vētaṉ: 3 definitions

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Vetan means something in Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Vetan has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Vetana.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vetan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) pay, salary; wages; ~[jivi] salaried (person), subsisting by wages; ~[data] paymaster, employer; ~[bhogi] salaried, receiving wages; stipendiary; -[vriddhi] increment; -[vriddhi, varshika] annual increment..—vetan (वेतन) is alternatively transliterated as Vetana.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vēṭaṉ (வேடன்) noun < வேடு¹. [vedu¹.] cf. vyādha. [Telugu: vēṭa, K. bēḍa, M. vēḍan, Travancore usage vēḍḍa.]

1. Hunter, fowler; வேட்டுவன். வெந்தொழில் வேட ரார்த்து [vettuvan. venthozhil veda rarthu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 421).

2. Man of the pālai tract; பாலைநிலத்திற்குரியவன். (திவா.) [palainilathirkuriyavan. (thiva.)]

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Vēṭaṉ (வேடன்) noun < வேடம்¹. [vedam¹.] See வேடதாரி [vedathari], 1. (கந்தபு. [kanthapu.]).

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Vētaṉ (வேதன்) noun < vēdhas.

1. Brahmā; பிரமன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [piraman. (pingalagandu)]

2. God; கடவுள். வேதனை வெண் புரி நூலனை [kadavul. vethanai ven puri nulanai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 79).

3. Bṛhaspati; வியாழன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [viyazhan. (pingalagandu)]

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Vētaṉ (வேதன்) noun perhaps from bhēda. Chebulic myrobalan; கடுக்காய். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kadukkay. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vetan is another spelling for वेतन [vetana].—n. 1. hire; wages; salary; pay; stipend; 2. livelihood; subsistence;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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