வான்
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 Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]