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வார்

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Tamil

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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வார் (vār)

  1. (intransitive) to flow, trickle
  2. to spread, overflow
  3. to be long
  4. to be upright
  5. to rise high
  6. to be in order, to be arranged in order
  7. to form milk (as grain)
  8. to peel off
  9. to know
Conjugation
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Verb

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வார் (vār)

  1. causative of வார் (vār)
  2. (transitive) to pour
  3. to cast (as metal in a mould)
  4. to prepare cakes from dough
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Noun

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வார் (vār)

  1. length
  2. elongation
  3. churning rope
  4. straightness
  5. row
  6. height

Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit वार् (vār).

Noun

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வார் (vār)

  1. water
  2. cloud

Etymology 3

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From Sanskrit वर्ध्र (vardhra).

Noun

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வார் (vār)

  1. strap of leather
  2. skin
  3. bodice

Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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வார் (vār)

  1. bit, piece
  2. smallness

References

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