வாயு

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit वायु (vāyu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋaːjɯ/

Noun

வாயு • (vāyu)

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

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “வாயு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press