இலயம்
Tamil
Etymology
From Sanskrit लय (laya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔil̪ajam/, [ʔɪl̪əjəm]
Noun
இலயம் • (ilayam)
- dissolution
- Synonym: அழிவு (aḻivu)
- merging, absorption
- Synonym: இரண்டறக்கலக்கை (iraṇṭaṟakkalakkai)
- (Hinduism) state of god in which knowledge alone is manifest
- effacement
- Synonym: ஒழிவு (oḻivu)
- exactness of time-measure
- union of song, dance and instrumental music
- a dance
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) , “இலயம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.