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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKiriyai (கிரியை) noun < kriyā.
1. Act, action, deed; செய்கை. [seykai.]
2. (Śaiva Philosophy) Second of the four-fold means of attaining salvation, which consists in worshipping Śiva with rites and ceremonies prescribed in the Āgamas; சிவனை ஆகமங்களில் விதித்தவாறு புறத்தொழிலானும் அகத்தொழிலானும் வழிபடுகை. [sivanai agamangalil vithithavaru purathozhilanum agathozhilanum vazhipadugai.] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் [sivagnanapotha pashyam] 359.)
3. Funeral rites and solemnities; ceremony of offering oblations to the deceased ancestors; உத்தரகிரியை. [utharagiriyai.]
4. (Music) Mode of measuring time, one of ten tāḻa-p-pirāṇam, q.v.; தாளப்பிராணத்தொன்று. [thalappiranathonru.] (பரதசாஸ்திரம் தாள. [magaparatham thala.] 30.)
5. (Grammar) Verb; வினை. [vinai.]
6. See கிரியாசத்தி. [kiriyasathi.]
7. See கிரியாவதி. [kiriyavathi.] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 8, 3.)
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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Starts with: Kiriyaikketu.
Ends with (+2): A-cupakiriyai, Angakiriyai, Ankakkiriyai, Aparakkiriyai, Camakkiriyai, Cariyaiyirkiriyai, Ceshakkiriyai, Cetakkiriyai, Cotacakiriyai, Cuttikaranakkiriyai, Kattukkiriyai, Kuntakkiriyai, Laukika-pirakkiriyai, Mayanakkiriyai, Nanattirkiriyai, Narayanakkiriyai, Natanamakkiriyai, Nataramakkiriyai, Parikkiriyai, Tantuvikkiriyai.
Full-text (+36): Kattukkiriyai, Kirikai, Cuttikaranakkiriyai, Cotacakiriyai, Ceshakkiriyai, Cetakkiriyai, Kiriyaikketu, Aparakkiriyai, Mayanakkiriyai, Atakkaccatanku, Avikai, Laukika-pirakkiriyai, Ekakam, Nittiyacutaki, Kiriyapucai, Nananupanatiraviyam, Nalu-patacaivam, Uttarakkiriyai, Ankakkiriyai, Kiriyamarkkam.
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