Kuravan, Kurava峁�, Ku峁焌va峁�: 1 definition
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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKurava峁� (喈曕瘉喈班喈┼瘝) noun < guravah nominative pl. of guru.
1. Elderly person qualified by age, family connection, respectability, knowledge or authority, to give advice and exercise control; any one of 补颈峁�-办耻谤补惫补谤; 喈呧喈氞喁�, 喈夃喈距喁嵿喈苦喈距喈┼瘝 喈呧喁嵿喈む瘉 喈曕瘉喈班瘉, 喈む喈瘝, 喈む喁嵿喁�, 喈む喁堗喈┼瘝 喈庎喁嵿 喈愢畽喁嵿畷喁佮 喈掂喁佮喁� 喈掄喁佮喈班瘝. 喈ㄠ喈曕喈苦喁� 喈曕瘉喈班喈班喈掂喁� [arasan, upathiyayan allathu kuru, thay, thanthai, thamaiyan enra aingura varul oruvar. nigaril kuravarivar] (喈嗋畾喈距喈曕瘝喈曕瘚喈掂痪 [asarakkovai] 17).
2. Minister; 喈喁嵿喈苦喈�. (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [manthiri. (pingalagandu)]
3. Brahm膩, as the father of all; 喈喈班喈┼瘝. (喈む喈掂.) [piraman. (thiva.)]
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Ku峁焌va峁� (喈曕瘉喈编喈┼瘝) noun < idem. [Telugu: korava, K. 办辞峁焌惫补, M. 办耻峁焌惫补苍.]
1. Inhabitant of the hilly tract; 喈曕瘉喈编喈炧瘝喈氞喈ㄠ喈侧喈曕喁�. 喈曕瘉喈编喈班瘉 喈喁佮喁佮畽喁� 喈曕瘉喈┼瘝 喈编喁嵿喁� [kurinchinilamagan. kuravaru marulung kun rathu] (喈喁嵿喁佮喁嵿喈距疅喁嵿疅喁�: 喈喁� [pathuppattu: malai] 275).
2. Inhabitant of the desert tract; 喈喈侧瘓喈ㄠ喈侧喈曕喁�. (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [palainilamagan. (pingalagandu)]
3. Ku峁焌va, a caste of fowlers, snake-catchers, basket-makers and fortune-tellers; 喈掂喁堗喁堗喁嵿喈侧瘝 喈喈瘝喈瘉喈喈熰喈む瘝喈む喁� 喈曕瘋喈熰瘓喈瘉喈熰瘓喈む喁� 喈曕瘉喈编喈氞瘖喈侧瘝喈侧瘉喈む喁� 喈瘉喈む喈苦 喈む瘖喈脆喈侧瘝喈曕喁� 喈氞瘑喈瘝喈瘉喈瘝 喈氞喈む喈喈┼喁�. [valaivaithal pambupidithal kudaimudaithal kurisolluthal muthaliya thozhilkal seyyum sathiyinan.]
4. Pretender, cringing hypocrite; 喈喈氞喈權瘝喈曕瘉喈喁嵿喁佮畷喈苦喈掂喁�. [pasangupannugiravan.] Colloq.
5. Mercury, quicksilver; 喈喈む喈氞喁�. (喈掂瘓喈む瘝喈む喈� 喈瘋喈侧喈曕瘓) [patharasam. (vaithiya muligai)]
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