Yali, Yāḷi: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYāḷi (ಯಾಳಿ):—[noun] a mythological animal imagined to have the face of a lion, the trunk and tusk of an elephant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconYāḷi (யாளி) noun < vyāḷa. [K. yāḷi.]
1. A mythological lion-faced animal with elephantine proboscis and tusks; யானையின் தந்தமும் துதிக்கையுஞ் சிங்கத்தின் முகமுமுடையதாகக் கருதப் படும் மிருகம். உழுவையும் யாளியு முளியமும் [yanaiyin thanthamum thuthikkaiyugn singathin mugamumudaiyathagak karuthap padum mirugam. uzhuvaiyum yaliyu muliyamum] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu: kurinchippattu] 252).
2. Lion; சிங்கம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [singam. (agarathi nigandu)]
3. Leo of the zodiac; சிங்கராசி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [singarasi. (sudamaninigandu)]
4. See யாளிப்பட்டை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [yalippattai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
5. Elephant; யானை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [yanai. (agarathi nigandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Yalikkal, Yalikkutai, Yalilalatam, Yalimukam, Yalippattai, Yalivirai, Yaliyanai, Yaliyurti.
Full-text (+4): Yalikkutai, Yaliyanai, Yanaiyali, Yalikkal, Yalilalatam, Yaliyurti, Attiyali, Yalimukam, Yalippattai, Nacittalai, Drishtantay, Aliyurti, Yalavari, Mapeli, Viyalavari, Akutar, Tattiri, Anaiyaracani, Mithrananthapuram, Viyalam.
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Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 2941: Attributes of Siva < [Tantra Nine (onpatam tantiram) (verses 2649-3047)]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Pullamangai (Pasupati Koyil) < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I’s Time]
Temples in Koyil Tevarayanpettai < [Chapter X - Historical Survey]
Temples in Tirukkoyilur (13th year) < [Chapter X - Historical Survey]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Esalam < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Temples in Tiruvalisvaram < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Temples in Kulambandal < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I’s Time]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Sources for Study < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Head-dress of Men (Crowns) < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Depiction of Fauna < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Arulala Perumal Temple < [Chapter 4]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Chengam (Chengama or Sengaima) < [Chapter XII - Temples of Kulottunga III’s Time]
Temples in Solapuram < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
Temples in Melakkadambur < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]