Iraku, Irāku, Iṟaku, Iṟāku: 2 definitions

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Iraku means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Iraku (ಇರಕು):—[verb] = ಇರಕಿಸು [irakisu].

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Iraku (ಇರಕು):—[noun] a narrow room; a relatively small room.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Iraku (இரகு) noun < raghu. Name of a celebrated king of the Solar race and an ancestor of Rāma; சூரிய வமிசத்தரசருள் பிரசித்திபெற்ற ஒருவன். [suriya vamisatharasarul pirasithiperra oruvan.]

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Irāku (இராகு) noun < rāhu. Rāhu, the ascending node of the moon regarded as one of the nine planets, and believed to have the form of a monstrous serpent or dragon which, with Kētu, the descending node, is supposed to seize the sun and the moon and thus cause the eclipses, Caput draconis; நவக்கிரகங்களுளொன்று. [navakkiragangalulonru.]

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Irāku (இராகு) noun cf. rāhu-ratna. Sardonyx, Rāhu’s gem; கோமேதகம். [komethagam.] (W.)

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Iṟaku (இறகு) noun < இற-. [ira-.] [Telugu: eṟaka, K. eṟake, M. iṟahu.]

1. Wing, pinion; சிறகு. [siragu.]

2. Feather, quill; தனியிறகு. [thaniyiragu.]

3. Peacock's feather; மயிற் பீலி. (திவா.) [mayir pili. (thiva.)]

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Iṟāku (இறாகு) noun < Arabic Irāq. Arabia; அரபியாதேசம். இறாகுதேசத்தில் [arapiyathesam. iraguthesathil] (அசுவசாத்திரம் [asuvasathiram] 1).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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