Vilakkuvamai: 1 definition
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Vilakkuvamai means something in 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.
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVilakkuvamai (விலக்குவமை) noun < idem. +. (Rhetoric) A kind of simile in which, with the object of praising the upamēyam, certain characteristics absent in upamēyam are pointed out as being present in the upamāṉam; உப மேயத்திற்கு உயர்வு தோன்ற உபமானத்திலே ஒப்புமைக்கு விலக்காயுள்ள சில தன்மைகள் புலப் படக் கூறும் அணிவகை. [upa meyathirku uyarvu thonra upamanathile oppumaikku vilakkayulla sila thanmaigal pulap padag kurum anivagai.] (தண்டியலங்காரம் [thandiyalangaram] 31, உரை. [urai.])
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