வாயு

Tamil

noun
Definitions
  • wind, air
  • an element, one of pañca-pūtam
  • (hinduism) Vāyu, the wind-god, regent of the North-west, one of the aṣṭa-tikku-p-pālakar
  • the ten vital airs of the body
  • the windy humour, one of tiri-tōṣam.
  • Vāyu, of six kinds, viz., acīraṇa-vāyu, utara-vāyu, karppa-vāyu, tamaraka-vāyu, pārica-vāyu, mēka-vāyu
  • flatulence

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वायु (wind, air).

Origin

Sanskrit

वायु

Gloss

wind, air

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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