Vitar, Viṭar: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconViṭar (விடர்) noun probably from விடு¹-. [vidu¹-.] cf. viḍṛ.
1. Fissure, cleft; நிலப் பிளப்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) கூரெரி விடர் முகை யடுக்கம் பாய்தலின் [nilap pilappu. (pingalagandu) kureri vidar mugai yadukkam paythalin] (அகநா. [agana.] 47, 6). (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
2. Cleft in a mountain; மலைப் பிளப்பு. நெடுவரை யருவிடர் [malaip pilappu. neduvarai yaruvidar] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 135).
3. Mountain cave; மலைக் குகை. பெருவைத்திய மலையகராதி விடரகத்து [malaig kugai. perumalai vidaragathu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 37.)
4. Abode of a sage; முனிவரிருப்பிடம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [munivariruppidam. (sudamaninigandu)]
5. Forest; காடு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kadu. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Viṭar (விடர்) noun < vṛṣa. Bandicoot; பெருச் சாளி. (உரிச்சொல்நிகண்டு) [perus sali. (uricholnigandu)]
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 (+36): Vitara, Vitaraga, Vitaraga Sutta, Vitaragabhayakrodha, Vitaragabhumi, Vitaragadveshi, Vitaragakatha, Vitaragastotra, Vitaragastuti, Vitaragata, Vitaragi, Vitaraka, Vitarakan, Vitaram, Vitaramsi, Vitaran, Vitarana, Vitaranacarya, Vitaranam, Vitarane.
Ends with (+3): Asavitar, Avitar, Bhavitar, Devitar, Dhavitar, Divitar, Dravitar, Kavitar, Nishevitar, Oravitar, Patisevitar, Pavitar, Plavitar, Prabhavitar, Pralavitar, Prasavitar, Prasnavitar, Pravitar, Ravitar, Samsevitar.
Full-text: Vitarvu, Vitampu, Malaippilappu, Parruvaravu, Vitari, Vitavu, Vitanati, Samganika.
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