Vinavuttaram, Viṉāvuttaram, Vina-uttaram: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Viṉāvuttaram (வினாவுத்தரம்) [viṉā-uttaram] noun < வினா² [vina²] + உத்தரம்¹. [utharam¹.] A kind of composition in which a word having a particular significance is split into a number of words, each serving as a reply to a question set before; ஒரு பொருளைக் காட்டும் ஒரு மொழியினைப்பிரித்து ஒருவனுடைய பல் வேறுவகை வினாவிற்கும் விடையாகுமாறு அமைக்குஞ் சொல்லணிவகை. [oru porulaig kattum oru mozhiyinaippirithu oruvanudaiya pal veruvagai vinavirkum vidaiyagumaru amaikkugn sollanivagai.] (மாறனலங்காரம் [maranalangaram] 280.) (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])

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