Viyam, Vi-yam, Vīyam: 3 definitions
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Viyam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViyam (वियम्).—hold asunder, stretch out, extend.
Viyam is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and yam (यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViyam (वियम्):—[=vi-√yam] [Parasmaipada] -yacchati (3. [plural] [perfect tense] [Ātmanepada] -yemire, [Ṛg-veda iv, 54, 5]), to spread out, extend, [Ṛg-veda];
—to stretch out the legs, step out (as a running horse), [ib.];
—to hold apart or asunder, [ib.] :
—[Causal] -yāmayati to stretch out, extend, [Atharva-veda]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconViyam (வியம்) noun [K. besa.]
1. Command, order; ஏவல். வியங்கொளவருதல் [eval. viyangolavaruthal] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 67).
2. Body; உடல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [udal. (pingalagandu)]
3. cf. இயவு. [iyavu.] Sending a person on his way; போக்கு. [pokku.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1886, உரை. [urai.])
4. cf. இயவு. [iyavu.] Way; வழி. ஆங்குவியங் கொண்மின் [vazhi. anguviyang konmin] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 427).
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Viyam (வியம்) noun < vi-ṣama.
1. Thing which is odd, unequal or dissimilar; சமமற்றது. வியநிலை யுருவகம் [samamarrathu. viyanilai yuruvagam] (தண்டியலங்காரம் [thandiyalangaram] 35, 6).
2. Odd number; ஒற்றைப்பட்ட எண். முன்னிலை யெழுத்தின் வியநிலை நலனே [orraippatta en. munnilai yezhuthin viyanilai nalane] (பன்னிருபாட்டியல் [pannirupattiyal] 140).
3. Rudeness, coarseness; முருட்டுத்தன்மை. வியமுடை விடையினம் [muruttuthanmai. viyamudai vidaiyinam] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 8, 7, 1).
4. Change, as of mind; வேறுபாடு. [verupadu.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 8, 7, 1, வ்யா. [vya.])
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Viyam (வியம்) noun perhaps from வியல்¹. [viyal¹.] cf. viyat.
1. Extensiveness; விரிவு. வியம்பெறு தோற்றமும் [virivu. viyamberu thorramum] (திருக்காளத். பு. ஞானோப. [thirukkalath. pu. gnanopa.] 62).
2. Height; உயரம். [uyaram.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 8, 7, 1, வ்யா. [vya.])
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Viyam (வியம்) noun perhaps from dvija. Bird; பறவை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [paravai. (pingalagandu)]
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Vīyam (வீயம்) noun < bīja. [Telugu: bīyamu, K. bīya.]
1. Seed; வித்து. அகோசர வீயத்தை [vithu. agosara viyathai] (திருமந். பாயி. [thiruman. payi.] 100).
2. Rice; அரிசி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [arisi. (pingalagandu)]
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: Viyama, Viyamani, Viyamaya.
Ends with (+37): Akacattiraviyam, Akarttaviyam, Ankamanitiraviyam, Apantaviyam, Atikaviyam, Auviyam, Avviyam, Caraviyam, Caviyam, Cavviyam, Ceviyam, Cevviyam, Ciraviyam, Civiyam, Cuniyatiraviyam, Kan-patutiraviyam, Karttaviyam, Karuviyam, Katu-patutiraviyam, Kauviyam.
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