Vittai, Viṭṭai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconViṭṭai (விட்டை) noun < viṣṭhā. Dung of animals; விலங்குகளின் மலம். [vilangugalin malam.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 599.)
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Vittai (வித்தை) noun < vidyā.
1. Science, learning; கல்வி. (திவா.) [kalvi. (thiva.)]
2. True knowledge; உண்மை ஞானம். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [unmai gnanam. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
3. Magic, jugglery; மாயவித்தை. [mayavithai.]
4. Cunningness, trickery, artifice, art; தந்திரம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [thanthiram. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
5. Branches of sacred science, of which there are fourteen, viz., nāl-vētam, āṟaṅkam, mīmāñcai, tarukkam, taruma-nūl, purāṇam; நால்வேதம், ஆறங்கம், மீமாஞ்சை, தருக்கம், தருமநூல், புராணம் என்ற பதினான்கு நூல்கள். [nalvetham, arangam, mimanchai, tharukkam, tharumanul, puranam enra pathinanku nulkal.] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் [sivagnanapotha pashyam] 1, 2.)
6. Tattva which gives wisdom to the soul, one of seven vittiyā-kalai, q.v.; வித்தியாகலை யேழனுள் ஆன்மாவுக்கு ஞானத்தைக் கொடுக்கும் தத்துவம். (திருவாலவாய்க் கட்டளைக் கொத்து) [vithiyagalai yezhanul anmavukku gnanathaig kodukkum thathuvam. (thiruvalavayk kattalaig kothu)]
7. Śiva’s Energy of Will. See இச்சாசத்தி. [ichasathi.] (சதாசிவ. [sathasiva.] 6, உரை. [urai.])
8. That which can be discussed; வியவகரிக்கத்தக்கது. [viyavagarikkathakkathu.] (சுக்கிர நீதி [sukkira nithi], 206.)
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: Vittaikkavi, Vittaikkol, Vittaishana, Vittaitarar.
Ends with (+16): Ancanavittai, Anka-cetanavittai, Avittai, Calavittai, Castiravittai, Cattiravittai, Ceppativittai, Ceppituvittai, Cimittuvittai, Cittuvittai, Cokkituvittai, Cokkuvittai, Cuniyavittai, Ilavanavittai, Kai-mayavittai, Kan-kattivittai, Kan-kattuvittai, Kapatavittai, Karativittai, Karutivittai.
Full-text (+131): Cimittuvittai, Kulavittai, Malinivittai, Vittaikkavi, Ottuvittai, Takaravittai, Ashtatanam, Pancakancukam, Nay-vittaikal, Thetran vithai, Kan-kattivittai, Calavittai, Karativittai, Cittuvittai, Ilavanavittai, Anka-cetanavittai, Cuniyavittai, Peyvittai, Cokkituvittai, Karutivittai.
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