வான்
Tamil edit
Etymology edit
See வானம் (vāṉam). Cognate with Kannada ಬಾನು (bānu).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
வான் • (vāṉ)
- sky, the visible heavens
- primordial matter
- cloud
- rain
- celestial world
- ambrosia
- heaven
- goodness, greatness
- beauty
- strength
- regularity
Adjective edit
வான் • (vāṉ)
- great, excellent
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “வான்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]