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Tamil
Etymology
From Sanskrit वायु (vāyu).
Pronunciation
Noun
வாயு • (vāyu)
- wind, air
- an element, one of pañca-pūtam
- (hinduism) Vāyu, the wind-god, regent of the North-west, one of the aṣṭa-tikku-p-pālakar
- the ten vital airs of the body
- the windy humour, one of tiri-tōṣam.
- Vāyu, of six kinds, viz., acīraṇa-vāyu, utara-vāyu, karppa-vāyu, tamaraka-vāyu, pārica-vāyu, mēka-vāyu
- flatulence
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “வாயு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press