வான்
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See வானம் (vāṉam). Cognate with Kannada ಬಾನು (bānu).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
வான் • (vāṉ)
- sky, the visible heavens
- primordial matter
- cloud
- rain
- celestial world
- ambrosia
- heaven
- goodness, greatness
- beauty
- strength
- regularity
Adjective[edit]
வான் • (vāṉ)
- great, excellent
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “வான்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]