Vittam, Viṭṭam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconViṭṭam (விட்டம்) noun < viṣṭa.
1. Cross beam; உத்திரம். இட்டிகை நெடுஞ்சுவர் விட்டம் வீழ்ந்தென [uthiram. ittigai nedunchuvar vittam vizhnthena] (அகநா. [agana.] 167).
2. Diameter; வட்டத்தின் குறுக்களவு. [vattathin kurukkalavu.]
3. Anything put across; குறுக்காக இடப்பட்டது. [kurukkaga idappattathu.] (W.)
4. Body; தேகம். விட்டத்தி னுள்ளே விளங்க வல்லார் [thegam. vittathi nulle vilanga vallar] (திருமந். [thiruman.] 2904).
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Viṭṭam (விட்டம்) noun < அவிட்டம். [avittam.] The 23rd nakṣatra. See அவிட்டம். விட்டம் புனலுத் திராடம் [avittam. vittam punaluth thiradam] (விதானமாலை குணாகுண. [vithanamalai kunaguna.] 29).
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Vittam (வித்தம்) noun < vitta.
1. Wisdom, knowledge; ஞானம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) வித்தமிலா நாயேற்கும் [gnanam. (sudamaninigandu) vithamila nayerkum] (திருவருட்பா [thiruvarudpa], i, சிவநேச. [sivanesa.] 64).
2. Wealth, money; பொருள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [porul. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Gold; பொன். (திவா.) [pon. (thiva.)]
4. Good fortune; பாக்கியம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pakkiyam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Vittam (வித்தம்) noun perhaps from viddha. Derision; பழமொழிிப்பு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [pazhippu. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Vittam (வித்தம்) noun probably from vṛnda. Company, crowd; கூட்டம். (உரிச்சொல்நிகண்டு) [kuttam. (uricholnigandu)]
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Vittam (வித்தம்) noun < vṛtta. A cast in dice play; சூதசங்கிதைிற் சிறுதாயம். வித்தத்தாற் றோற்றான்போல் [suthir siruthayam. vithathar rorranpol] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 136, 8).
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: Vittama, Vittamatra, Vittamaya, Vittamta.
Ends with: Avaniyavittam, Avittam, Ciruvittam, Kaivittam, Kavittam, Mankuvittam, Mavittam, Melvittam, Mulaivittam, Ninkavittam, Paravittam, Yathavittam.
Full-text (+32): Vittakkol, Vittarttam, Vitavitam, Melvittam, Mulaivittam, Kaivittam, Vittanmai, Catamanam, Vitacaram, Vatimpukkali, Yathavittanusaram, Ilakai, Yathavittanusarena, Paritu, Yathavittam, Pukarnam, Ninkavittam, Moshtar, Ciruvittam, Matari.
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