Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power,

determination as well as passion, desire, and love.

Red and danger are the signs of fear. So the words thus were invented. Compare:

uru n. 1. Fear; .

( . . 302). 2. Leech; . ( .)

uru- v. intr. 1. To get angry, to be provoked; to exhibit signs of anger;

. 39, 23). 2. To burn, smart;

( . 25, 10). 3. To become ripe, mature;

16, 217).--tr. 1. To be angry with; .

bear likeness to, resemble; .

uru -> ru Fear, alarm.

uru ->

. (

( .

( . . 3, 2). 2. To

(. 3, 32).

uruttiram n. 1. Fury, violent anger, rage;

wrath or fury;
(

. 69.) 3. Rudra Sukta

. 2. (Poet.) Sentiment of

. . 47).

uruttira-kaikai n. Dancing girl of a iva temple;

(. . 29, ).

uruttira-kaiyar n. Damsels who are among iva's attendants;

.

36).

uruttira-pmi n. Burning ground, where iva is said to dance; .

uruttiram->

q.v.;

uruttira n. 1. iva;

. (.) 3. Agni;

...
. ( .

uruttirkkam n. 1. Rudrka and used in rosaries by aivas, so called because

( .

. ( . . 45.)

these beads represent the eyes of iva;

(. .

( . . 45). 4. Attendant of iva;

. 45.) 5. Son of iva;

. (.) 2. Ruttira, one of ktaca- ruttirar,

.49). 2. Rudrka tree, 1. tr., Elocarpus ganitrus;

).

uruttiri n. 1. Rudrn, Energy of Rudra, one of catta- mtar, q.v.;

. 2.

22).

uruttirai n.. Prvat, consort of Rudra; . ( .)

uruttira ->

rudra 1 N. of a group of gods, eleven in number, supposed to be inferior

mani- festations of iva or akara, who is said to be the head of the group; -2 N. of iva. -3 Fire. -4 The
number 'eleven'. -5 (pl.) s and s; Mb.12.316.5 (com.). -6 N. for the hymns addressed to Rudra.
rudra a. 1 Dreadful, terrific frightful, formidable. -2 Great, large. -3 Driving away evil. -4
Praiseworthy.
uru->.

urum n. [T. urumu.] 1. Thunder; .

alarm; . ( . . 365.)

(. 27). 2. Fear, dread,

uruttiram->

udiram n. Blood; .

The meaning of red for the word

(. 1910, ).

has become obsolete in Tamil now.

, s. Stoppage of he morrhage,

. 2. Suppression of lochia,

, s. Near relation ship, consanguinity.

, inf. To drink blood--as ferocious demons.

, s. Clots of blood formed in the uterus, .

, s. The sensation felt on seeing a near relation ill-treated.

, s. Veins, blood-ves sels.

, s. Consanguinity, .
, s. The Lochia. (Anat.) (Rott.)

, s. The blood viper.

, s. A species of tree, the sap of which resembles blood and which taken produces
stupor. It is said to cure diseases of the chest, , Atropa mandagora.

udiram->

udira, s. The planet Mars,

udiram-> udiri n. Red banana, being reddish. .

udiram-> rudhiram 1 Blood. -2 Saffron.

rudhiram 1 Blood. -2 Saffron.

rudhira 1 The red colour. -2 The planet Mars; -3 A kind of precious stone.
rudhira a. Red, red-coloured.
Similar to Tamil, Sanskrit retained the primary Tamil meaning of blood while borrowing rudhiram
from

udiram. The meaning of red is secondary meaning expanded. In the following cases, it has

the meaning of blood only.

rudhiram in Composition - N. of a hell. - 'a bloodblood-eater', a demon, an evil spirit. - a
kind of precious stone (blood stone). - one of the five retrograding motions of Mars. -
hemorrhage, piles. - a. 1 emitting blood. -2 N. of a .
. - m. a demon. - a. soaked in
blood. - a. sanguinary. - a. spot of blood. - a. sanguine.
For the word rudhiram, Sanskrit pundits have cited [ - U.1.5] as the root and etymology.
However the actual and inappropriate meaning of is as following
rudh I. 7 U. ( ,

, ,

, - -

, -, ,

obstruct, stop, arrest, check, oppose, hinder; impede, prevent;

- Me.39;
-

; desid.

-) 1 To

V.4.21;

Bg.4.29. -2 To hold up, preserve, sustain (from falling);

Me 1. -3 (a) To shut up, lock or block

up, close up, shut or close; (with loc., but sometimes with two acc.); Bk.6.35;
surround, fence or hem in. -4 To bind, confine;

Sk. (b) To

Bh.2.6. -5 To

besiege, invest, blockade;

Mu.4.17; or Mbh.;

Bk.14.29. -6 To hide, cover, obscure, conceal. -7 To oppress, torment, afflict excessively. -Caus. 1 To
cause to stop, detain, impede, obstruct. -2 To fetter, confine, chain. -3 To oppress, torment, harass. -II. 1
P. () To grow, germinate.

uruttiram->

Red colour;
Brain;

kuruttiram->

kurudi n. 1.. [M. kuruti.] Blood; . (.) 2.

(. 926). 3. Mars; . (.) 4. cf.

. (W.)

uru ->

urumbaram n.1. Asafoetida, s. sh., Ferula alliacea;

) .W.) 3. Copper;

. (W.) 2. Serpent;

. (W.)

Asafoetida,

uru -> (

3. Redness;

urugidam) ->

urgidam n. 1. Red carp; . 2. Saffron;

urgidam-> rhitam 1 Blood. -2 Saffron. -3 A straight rain-bow;

rhita 1 Red colour. -2 A fox. -3 A kind of deer. -4 A red horse. -5 N. of Harichandra's

son. -6 A kind of fish;
rhita a. ( or - f.) Red, red-coloured;

urgidam->

tree. . (

ulgidam n. 1. That which is red; . (. .) 2. Sandal-wood

. .) 3. A game at cards with heavy stakes;

. Cm.

ulgida , n. Mars, being reddish; . ( .)

ulgidam -> lhitam 1 Copper. -2 Blood; -3 Saffron. -4 Battle. -5 Red sanders. -6 A

kind of sandal; -7 An imperfect form of a rainbow. -8 A kind of agallochum.

lhita 1 The red colour. -2 The planet Mars. -3 A serpent. -4 A kind of deer. -5 N. of the
river Brahmaputra. -6 A kind of rice. -7 A particular disease of the eyelids. -8 A kind of precious
stone. - N. of one of the seven tongues of fire.
lhita a. (- or f.) 1 Red, red-coloured; -2 Copper, made of copper.
lhitakam 1 Bell-metal. -2 Calx of brass.
lhitaka a. ( f.) Red.

 lhitaka 1 A ruby; -2 The planet Mars. -3 A kind of rice.

lhitati Den. P. To become red, redden; so .
lhitiman m. Redness.
lhitya 1 A kind of rice. -2 N. of the river Brahmaputra;
The inappropriate citation of the root [

- U.3.95] for the words lhitam and

rhitam is as follows.
ruh 1 P. (, ,

, , ,

) 1 To grow, spring up, shoot forth, germinate; -2 To grow

up, be developed, increase. -3 To rise, mount upwards, ascend. -4 To grow over, heal up (as a wound);. 5 To reach to, attain. -Caus. (-, -) 1 To cause to grow, plant, put in the ground; -2 To raise
up, elevate. -3 To entrust, devolve upon, commit to the care of; -4 To fix upon, direct towards, cast at;
R.9.22. -5 To fix, fasten.

uru -> (

urusaam) -> ursaam n.. 1. Bezoar . (. .

91.) 2. Red-flowered silk-cotton.

(

. (.)

urusaam) -> ursai n. 1. Red lotus. . (.), 2. mustard

. (.)
(

urusaam) -> ursaai n. 1. Bezoar. .

( . . 109). 2. Red water-lily; . 3. (St.) Red lotus, ,

Nymphaea rubra. Wils. p. 711.. 4. Mustard,

Bezoar. Red mustard

Nymphaea rubra.

 ursaai-> rsaai (vulgar Tamil) n. Cow's bezoar. .

rsaai-> rcan 1 A handsome woman. -2 A kind of yellow pigment (= q. v.); -3
A red lotus-flower. -4 Dark lmali.
ursai-> rcan Red arsenic.

uru -> (

udu) ->

udumbaram n. 1. Copper;

. ( .) 3. Red-flowered West-Indian pea-tree. . (

Red leprosy;
.

. ( .) 2. Red-wooded fig- tree.

. .) 4. Madar.

. 5. Threshold of a house;

.(

. .). 5.

(W.)

Threshold made of (udumbaram) tree)

udumbaram->

tumabram n. Country fig. . (. .)

udumbaram-> param n. Red-wooded fig. . (. .)

udumbaram -> udumbaram 1 The fruit of the tree. -2 Copper. -3 A Kara, a

measure of two tols. uumbara 1 N. of a tree; Ficus Glomearata (Mar. ). -2 The threshold of a house. -3
A eunuch. -4 A part of a sacrifice. -5 A kind of leprosy with copper spots ( also). -6 A kind
of worm said to be produced in the blood and to cause leprosy.
udumbara Threshold;
(

udu) -> udua a. Ved. Red.

Similarly the following words denoting red are formed from the root denoting fear/danger.

al->

al->

ai n. 1. Red sanders.

(. .

) .2. Sandal. (. .

attu s. A woman's girdle or waist-ornament.

Accuracy, correctness, straightness, . (p.)

attu ->

attuvam->

attuvam s. Redness,

attumam n. Galangal. . (

..)

).

. 2. Red ness,

. 3.

Red colour Galangal

attumam->

ttumam n. Galangal. . (

. .)

ttumam->

dumam n. Galangal; . ) .

(.

attumam->

uttamam n. Galangal; . ( . .)

al->

al-> alattai. Cotton colored with lac-dye;

alattam n. Variety of cotton.

. (.)
. (. .)

alattagam n. Red lac used by women for dyeing the feet, the lips, etc.;

(. 2446.)

alattakam-> alakta & alaktaka The red resin of certain trees, red lac or sap

(formerly used by women to dye certain parts of their body, particularly the soles of the feet and lip)
(Marathi );
alaktaka-> laktaka 1 Lac.-2 A tattered cloth, a rag.

alattakam-> jatukam Lac.

jatukam -> jatuk Lac.

jatukam -> jantuk Lac

al-> aliya the red lotus.

al-> aliy the trumpet flower.

Red trumpet flower.

al-> ar->

arasam n. Galangal. . (.)

al-> ar->
(

arakku n. 1. Vermilion;

. 13). 2. Redness;

( .

arakku-nr n. 1. Vermilion water sprinkling on festive occasions;

(. 2657). 2. Solution of saffron and lime waved on festive occasions, as

before a bridal couple; .

( .

( . 80, 277). 3. Blood; .

. 7, 25).

arakku-vaaiyal n. Wax bracelet covered by thin brass leaf tinsel;

.

arakku-> arakkam n. 1. Blood; .2. Indian sarsaparilla.

Shellac;

. 95).

. . .

. (.) 3. [Kannada. Tulu. aragu, Malayalam. arakku.] Lac,

sealing-wax, shellac or resin melted with turpentine;

. (

. (.) 3.

. 30, 27.)

al-> ar-> arattam n. 1. Red colour;

Blood; .

. ( .

(.

. 82). 2.

. 14). 3. Coral; . (.) 4.

Shoe-flower. . (.) 5. Red water-lily. . ( .) 6. Common cadamba.

( .) 7. Brazil cotton.

. (L.) 8. A garment of ancient times;

.) 9. Red sealing-wax, lac;

. ( . 14, 108,

. (.)

Gk. Erythros, English red, O.E. read. O.N. raur, Dan. rd, O.Fris. rad, M.Du. root, Ger. rot, Goth. Raus,
Lith. raudas; O.Ir. ruad, Welsh rhudd, Bret. ruz red .
arattam->

rattam n. Blood; .

( .

. 42).
arattam n. 1. Red substance;

. 2. Lotus; . (. .) 3. Affection;

. 4. Tilaka on the forehead; . 5. Gold;

. ( . .) 7. Chebulic myrobalan;

. (. .) 6. Bee's wax;

. (. .)

arattka n. Mars; . (. .)

arattam->
the lips;

arattakam n. Red lac used by women for dyeing the feet, and sometimes
.

.)2459).

arattam-> ratktam 1 Blood;. -2 Copper. -3 Cinnabar. -4 Saffron. -5 Vermilion. -6 Dried

Emblic Myrobalan; L. D. B. -7 A disease of the eyes. -8 The menstrual fluid. -9 Red sandal;

rakta p. p. 1 Coloured, dyed, tinged, painted; -2 Red, crimson, blood-red; -3 Enamoured,

impassioned, attached, affected with love; -4 Dear, liked, beloved. -4 Lovely, charming, sweet,
pleasant; -6 Fond of play, sporting, playful. -7 Nasalized (said of a vowel).
rakta 1 Red colour. -2 Safflower. -3 N. of iva. -4 N. of a tree ( ). -5 The planet Mars.
rakt 1 Lac. -2 The plant . -3 One of the 7 tongues of fire. -4 (In music) N. of a .
raktiman m. Redness.
rakt m. A painter, dyer.

 ratktam-> raktakam 1 Blood. -2 A red garment.

raktaka a. 1 Red. -2 Impassioned, enamoured, fond of. -3 Pleasing, amusing. -4 Bloody.
raktaka 1 A red garment. -2 An impassioned man, amorous person. -3 A sporter.
arattam -> aratti n. Red lily;
arattam ->

. ( . . 251.)

aratta n. The planet Mars, as red; . ( .)

arattam -> (

arattaam) ->

aradaam, n. 1. A precious stone; .

. 3). 2. A mineral poison; . (W.)

aradaa-mlai n. Figure of speech which consists in enumerating certain things in

their regular order;

. (. 74.)

ar-> arattam -> arattai n. 1. Galangal, shrub, Alpinia; .

(. . 1). 2. Big galangal. . (L.)

ar-> r ->
ar->

r ->

al->

rbatam n. Galangal; . ) . (.

rttuvam->
l->

rttuvam n. Galangal; . ) .

(.

rttupam n. Greater galangal. . (

. .)

andam n. Greater Galangal. . (

. .)

andi n. Galangal; . ( . .)
ar-> aravam n. 1. Saffron;
turmeric; . ( .

. (.

.)

ar-> arai n. A variety of cotton;

al-> ar-> , arim . Gold,

al->

a->

augam->
.

augam->

ar-> (

augam, n.

. Loc.
. 2. Redness,

aukkam, n. (. .) 1.

. 3. Elephant, .

. Red sanders; . ( .

.)

. Sandalwood; . 2. Snake;

augam n. Red sanders. . (

a)-> agam n. Red cedar. . (

ar-> ara (red) + (lotus) ->

[

.) 2. Liquorice; . (. .) 3. Tree

. .)

. .)

aravindam n. Red Lotus.. ( .

vindam n. Lotus; .

...

. 21.)

(. 59).]

aravindam-> aravindam 1 A lotus (Nymphea Stellata) (it is one of the 5 arrows of

Cupid;); -2 Also a red or blue lotus.

aravinda 1 The (Indian) crane. -2 Copper.

 aravindam-> aravindin 1 A lotus plant; -2 An assemblage of lotus flowers. -3 A place

abounding in lotus flowers.

aravindam->

aravinda n. sprung from the lotus;

aravindam-> aravindai n. Lakm;

. ( . 81.)

ari -> aruam n.. Red, dark red, bright red, colour of the dawn;
(. . 105). 2. Red lead;

. ( .) 3. Sheep;

. ( .). 5. Evening sky; . 7. Gold;

9. Red leprosy;

. 10.Whiteness;

. ( .) 4. Sour lime.

. (. .) 8. Yellow colour;

. (. .) 11. Tender pome- granate;

. ( . .)
aruam -> arua a. ( , f.) 1 Reddish brown, tawny, red, ruddy (of the colour of
the morning as opposed to the darkness of night); 2 Perplexed, embarrassed. (Like red color fresh water)
arua 1 Red colour, the colour of the dawn or morning twilight. -2 The dawn personified as
the charioteer of the Sun; -3 The Sun; -4 A kind of leprosy with red spots and insensibility of the
skin. -5 A little poisonous creature Bhg.8.1.1. -6 N. of a plant ; also a synonym of q. v. -7
Molasses (). -8 N. of a peak of the Himlaya situated to the west of Kailsa. -9 N. of one of the
12 dityas, the one presiding over Magh. -10 N. of a sage;.
aru 1 N. of several plants; (a) (Mar. ); (b) Madder (

); (c)

commonly called Teori; (d) a black kind of the same ( ); (e) bitter apple ( ); (f) the
Gunja plant that yields the red and black berry () used as a weight by jewellers &c. -2 N. of a
river.
aru 1 A red cow (Nir.). -2 The early dawn.
aruam 1 Red colour; -2 Gold; -3 Saffron.
The original meaning of the wrong etymology shown as [-; cf. U.3.6] is for the above word
as follows.
I. 1 P. 1 To go, move -2 To rise, tend towards. -II. 3 P. 1 To go. -2 To move, shake. -3 To
obtain, gain, acquire, reach, meet with. -4 To move, excite, raise (as voice, words &c.) -5 To
display. -III. 5 P. 1 To injure, hurt. -2 To attack. -Caus. 1 To throw, cast, fling; fix or implant in; -2
To put or place on, fix upon, direct or cast towards (as the eye &c.); -3 To place in, insert, give,
set or place; -4 To hand or make over; give to, give in charge of, consign, deliver; -5 To give up,
sacrifice (as the inherent sense); -6 To give back, restore; -7 To pierce through, perforate,
penetrate.
aruam ->

arua n. 1. Sun;

. ( .) 3. The planet Mercury;

. (.) 2. Name of the charioteer of the sun;

. (.)

orn (heaven, sun). Lukim, Cuba, USA

aruam -> aruai n. 1. Atis;
sarsaparilla;
ar->

.4. Munjeet;

.2. Indian jalap; .3. Indian

.5 .Thiruvannmalai . (

, 1.)

argam s. Insatiable desire, gree diness, covetousness, . 2. A tune,

. 3. The sound of certain notes on the lute, supposed to have some reference to a barren soil,

repeated,

. 4. Red as a color,
. 6. Gold,

. (p.)

. . 5. A succession of short letters in verse ra pidly

 ar-> ( r) ->

rkkam, s. Blood, . ( .) (p.)

rkkam-> ragam n. Blood; . (W.)

rkkam->

rakkam n. Red sanders-wood. . (

ar-> ( ar)-> eruvai n. 1. Blood, . 2. An eagle,

of reed,

. .)

. 3. Copper,

. 4. A species

. 5. A kind of grass with a fragrant root, sometimes eaten, . 6. An ass, .

7. Ele phant, .
ar-> ( ai)-> atti n. [T. K. M. atti, Tu. arti.] Country fig, 1. tr., Ficus glomerata: .

atti -> ( andi)->

( ai)-> (

aam-> (

ajram n. Fruit of the country fig; (.

.) .

adam n. Country fig. . ( .)

attam)->

adam-> adavu n. Country fig. . ( . 95, 18.)

adavu-> adavam n. .1. Country fig;

)24). 2. Sacrificial ladle;

adavu -> ada n. Country fig. . ( .

. )45).

203, .)

ada-> at n. .Country fig; . ((. .

ada-> ( asa)->
( asa)->

asamrutam n. .Country fig; (. . ) .

asaavu n. A kind of country fig; (. .) .

ar-> arisari n. Tender leaves of the Indian fig;

al-> (

al->

l) -> (

)-> (

)->

(.

.) .

aram n. Country fig; . ( .

il-> ilkkai n. 1. Red cotton;

. 2. Shell-lac;

.)
.

ilkkai-> lk 1 A kind of red dye, lac; (largely used by women in ancient times as an
article of decoration, especially for the soles of the feet and lips; cf. ; it is said to be obtained from the
cochineal insect and from the resin of a particular tree); -2 The insect which produces the red dye, ilkkai -> ilcai n. Red lac;

(.

. 60).
ilkkai -> ilak n. 1. That which is besmeared with lac;

Loc. 2. Envelope of paper, as sealed or wafered; . (W.)

il-> ilgali n. 1. Cocount tree.

. ( (.

(. ) .2. Red species of Malabar glory-lily.

il->

ilingam, s. Vermillion--as

il-> ilaiccai n. Colour;

ar-> ( ar)->
3. Pigment;

. . . )226).

ragu n.. [Kannada & Telugu. ragu] 1. Colour; ) .W.) 2. Dye; ) .W.)

.4. A game of chance played with cards;

. Loc. 5. Woman that is loved;

. Loc. 6. Prostitute; .

) .

368.)

ragu-> raga Colour, hue, dye, paint.

raga & ragam Tin.

( ar)->
(aiva.)
)

irgam n. 1. Desire, passion, love;

(.

. ) .3. Bloom, colour, tint;

. ( .
.

.94). 2.

) .194.) 4. Redness;

(.5. Music; (. ) .6. (Mus.) Specific melody-types of which those mentioned in standard

works number 32, viz., ,

, , , , , ,

, , , , , , ,
, , ,
, ,

, , ,

, , , , , , ,

. .) .56.)

irga-p-pu n. . Sweet-singing bird;

(. )

-irgam-eu- , v. intr. To pitch a melody-type;

. (W.)

irgam-> irgi n. [T. K. M. Tu. rgi.] Ragi, cereal, Eleusine coracana; .

irgam-> rga 1 (a) Colouring, dyeing, tinging. (b) Colour, hue, dye; -2 Red colour, redness;

-3 Red dye, red lac; -4 Love, passion, affection, amorous or sexual feeling; $ Bv.1.1
(where it means 'redness' also); -5 Feeling, emotion, sympathy, interest. -6 Joy, pleasure. -7 Anger,
wrath; 8 Loveliness, beauty. -9 A musical mode or order of sound; (there are six primary Rgas;

Bharata; other writers give different

names. Each rga has six rgis regarded as its consorts, and their union gives rise to several musical
modes). -10 Musical harmony, melody -11 Regret, sorrow. -12 Greediness, envy; -13 The quality called
Rajas q. v. -14 Nasaliza- tion. -15 A process in the preparation of quicksilver. -16 A king, prince. -17 The
sun. -18 The moon. -19 Inflammation. -2 Seasoning, condiment; Mb.4.
rgit 1 The state of being coloured. -2 Being im- passioned. -3 Fondness or desire for.
rgin a. 1 Coloured, dyed. -2 Colouring. painting. -3 Red. -4 Full of passion or feeling,
impas- sioned; -5 Full of love, subject to love. -6 Passionately fond of, devotedly attached to,
desirous of, yearning after (at the end of comp.); Bg.18.27. -7 Delighting, rejoicing.
rgin -m. 1 A painter. -2 A lover;. -3 A libertine, sensua- list.
rgin 1 A modification of a musical mode (), of which 3 or 36 kinds are enumerated. -2
A wanton and intriguing woman, a lustful woman.

( ira)-> iradam n. 1. Desire, affection;

. 2. Water; . 3. Chyle, a constituent

element in the human body, one of catta-ttu, q. v.;

. ( .) 4. Strength; . 5.

Poison; .
( ira)-> iracam n. 1. Mercury; 2. Red-costate-leaved banana, s. tr., Musasapientumchampa; (. .

).

irasadam n. 1. Nakatra; . 2. Tusk of an elephant; . 3. Whiteness;

white colour; . 4. Garland of pearls;

. 6. Gold;

. 7. Blood; . 8. Silver, as being white in colour; (. ) . 9.

Passion or emotion.
10. Mercury; (. .

. 5. White mountain, silver mountain;

.(

. .22).

).

iracata-nimiai n. Bismuth of a white colour; . (R.)

irasada-maal n. Sand containing silver; . (W.)

irasadam-> irasaam n. 1. Gold;

. 2. Silver; .

irasaam -> irasai n. 1. Red cotton;

Turmeric.

.2 .Indian indigo. (. .
.38). 4. Lac,

) . .3.

ira-> ( irasa)-> irasa n. Lesser Galangal, m. sh., Alpinia officinarum;

(.)

Red colour Galangal

irasa -> rsn N. of a plant
( irasa)->

irasam n. Mango tree (yielding red mongo fruits). (. .

Red Mango Fruit

irasam ->

iradam n. Mango. . (

. .)

).

( irasa)-> irasai n. 1. Worm-killer; . 2. Earth;

. 3. Indian turnsole;

. 4. Italian millet; . 5. Tongue; .

Red tongue
irasai-> ras 1 The lower or infernal regions, hell. -2 The earth, ground, soil; -3 the tongue. -4
A vine or grapes. -5 Ved. Moisture.
irasai -> irasailai-> iraslai n. Tongue; .
( irasa)->

iraslam n. 1. Mango tree. . (.) 2. Sugar-cane.

. (.) 3.

Jack tree. . (.) 4. Wheat. . (.)

iraslam rasla 1 The mango tree; -2 The olibanum tree. -3 Wheat. 4. Sugar-cane. 5.

Jack tree.
( irasa)-> rasl 1 The tongue-2 A vine or grape.

Red vine grapes

irasadam-> rajatam 1 Silver; -2 Gold. -3 A pearl-ornament or necklace. -4 Blood. -5 Ivory. -

6 An asterism, a constellation. -7 A mountain

rajata a 1 Silvery, made of silver. -2 Whitish.
rajanam 1 Colouring, dyeing. -2 Safflower (also in this sense).
rajana A ray
rajas n. 1 Menstrual discharge, menses; -2 Safflower. -3 Tin.
irasai-> rajani & rajan f 1 Turmeric. -2 Red lac; -3 N. of Durg. n

( irasa) ->

irasaga n. Washerman;

irasaga -> irasagi n. Woman of the washerman caste;

irasaga -> rajaka 1 A washerman. -2 A parrot.

irasagi -> rajak 1 A washerwoman; also in this sense. -2 The wife of a washerman. -3
An epithet of a woman on the third day of her courses.
( irasa) ->
( irasa)-> (

iracidam n. Gilt;
iram)-> (

irajam)->

irajidam n. 1. That which pleases;

.2. That which is painted or drawn in colours; .

irajidam-> rajita p. p. 1 Coloured, dyed. -2 Delighted, pleased, amused.

irajam)->

( .

.43).

irajagam n. That which pleases or delights;

irajagam-> rajakam 1 Red sandal. -2 Vermilion.

rajaka 1 A painter, dyer; Ms.4.216. -2 An exciter, a stimulus.
rajaka a. 1 Colouring, painting, dyeing. -2 Exciting love or passion. -3 Pleasing, amusing.
(

irajam)->

irajaam n. 1. That which pleases or delights;

. 2. Red sanders;

irajaam -> rajanam 1 Colouring, dyeing, painting. -2 Colour, dye. -3 Pleasing,

delighting, keeping contented, gratifying, giving pleasure;. -4 Red sandal-wood. -5 The Munja grass. -6 (In
gram.) Nasalizing (a sound.).
rajana a. 1 Colouring, dyeing. -2 Pleasing, gratifying, delighting. -3 Exciting passion. -4
Con- ciliating, keeping contented. rajan 1 The Indigo plant. -2 Turmeric. -3 Red arsenic. -4 Saffron. -5 (In music) A particular
ruti.
The primary meaning of Red for the word

irajaam has become obsolete in Tamil. However

it is retained to denoted red sanders.

(

irajam)-> raj 1, 4 U. (-, -, ; pass. ; desid. ) 1 To be dyed or

coloured, to redden, become red, glow; U.5.3; 5.36; N.3.12;7.6;22.52. -2 To

dye, tinge, colour, paint. -3 To be attached or devoted to (with loc.).

N.13.38; S. D.111. -4 To be enamoured of, fall in love with, feel passion or affection for. -5
To be pleased, satisfied, or delighted. -Caus. ( - ) 1 To dye, tinge, colour, redden, paint;
Ku.7.19;6.81; Ki.1.4;4.14. -2 To please, gratify, propitiate, satisfy;

Bh.2.3; ( also in this sense; Ki. 6.25); Gt.1. 3 To conciliate, win over, keep contented; Ms.7.19. -4 Ved. To worship.
( irasa)->(

(.) .

irsam)-> (

irsagam)-> irsagagu n. Indian mustard.

irsagam)-> isigar n. Indian mustard.

irsagam)-> rjik 1 Black mustard; -2 Mustard (used as a weight).

ira ->

irattam n. 1. Blood;

spleen and other viscera;

. .)

(.) .2. Red, crimson;

(. ) .4. Coral;

. ) .19.) 6. Stick lac;

.(

(. .

(. ) .3. Lungs, liver,

) .5. Saffron, Crocus sativus;

. . ) .135.). 7. Copper; .

iratta-k-kai n. Boil, inflamed swelling;

iratta-k-kau n. Congestion of blood; overfullness of the capillaries and other blood

vessels in any part of the body;

iratta-k-kaa n. Irascible person, one having blood- shot eyes;

iratta-k-kalappu n. Consanguinity, blood-relationship;

iratta-k-kaviccu n. Odour of blood; . (W.)

iratta-k-kaiccal n. Dysentery, bloody flux; .

iratta-k-kaappu n. Fullness of blood;

) . (.
.(

(. .

iratta-k-ki n. Name of a bloodthirsty female demon; jungle imp;

) .W.)
iratta-k-kikkai n. `Blood-present,' an endowment in the form of a gift of land
rent-free for the support of the heirs of warriors wounded or killed in battle;

. (M.M.)

iratta-k-kual n. Blood-vessel;

iratta-k-kuaiccal n. Anaemia.

iratta-k-kuaivu n. Anaemia.

Colloq.

iratta-k-kodi n. 1. Heated condition of the blood, consequent on excessive grief,

care, brain-work, etc.;

inflamed with sexual desires; lasciviousness;

) .J.)

iratta-k-kouppu n. 1. Fullness of blood;

voluptuousness;

.3. Arrogance, haughtiness;

.2. Heat of blood in youth

.2. High mettle,

. (W.)

iratta-k-kmri n. A disease incident to cattle and characterized by a discharge

of blood;

(. .

).

iratta-kamalam n. Red lotus; (.) .

iratta-ksam n. Spitting of blood; haemoptysis;

(. .

iratta-kumutam n. 1. Red Indian water-lily.

.2. Red lotus.

(.) .

iratta-kumam n. Uterine tumour; a disease causing amenorrhoea;

. .) 108.)

iratta-kairavam n. Red Indian water-lily. .

iratta-c-curappu n. 1. Fullness of blood; .2. Suffusion of blood from a

bruise;

.3. Arrogance, haughtiness;

) . (.

iratta-c-curuai n. Variety of Echis Carinata; blood carpet-snake, the bite of

which causes vomiting of blood;

. (M.M.)

iratta-cantaam n. candana. Red sanders; . ((.

iratta-cantiyakam n. sandhyaka. Red lotus. . ((.

iratta-campantam n. Consanguinity.

iratta-ckam n. Cockscomb greens. . ((.

iratta-cci n. 1. Martyrdom;
Martyr;

. Chr. 2.

. Chr.

iratta-cmui n. cmu. A form of Durga;

iratta-cai n. Greyish tunny, Thynnus macropterus;

- irattan-tatumpu- v. intr. 1. To be florid, as the flushed countenance;

) .W.) 2. To be inflamed, as the face through anger;

(W.)

iratta-p-palam n. Banyan, so called from its bearing red fruit. . ((.

iratta-p-pai n. 1. Blood-guiltiness; ) .W.) 2. Revenge for bloodshed;

. (W.)

iratta-p-piriya n. Bloodthirsty person;

iratta-p-puaiya n. Kind of snake which causes hemorrhage by its bite;

iratta-pali n. 1. Libation of blood, blood sacrifice;

) .W.)

iratta-pratam n. Cinnabar, vermilion;

) . (.

.2. Murder;

iratta-piam n. Rangoon creeper.

. ((.

iratta-pittam n. Hemorrhage;

iratta-pindu n. 1. Reddish flaw in a diamond;

iratta-pasam n. Bleeding from nose; epistaxis;

) . (.

. (S.I.I. ii, 78.) 2.

. . ) .175.)

iratta-pam n. Gum-myrrh;

irattam-aakki, n.

) . (.

.-Styptic, medicine to stop or restrain hemorrhage;

) .M.M.)
iratta-maalam n. Red lotus. (.) .
iratta-maali n. A venomous snake with red spots or rings over its body;

iratta-ma n. A bloodthirsty spirit;

iratta-miyam n. Blood fief, fief granted as reward for military service;

. Loc.

iratta-mttiram n. Presence of blood in the urine; haematuria;

iratta-mlam n. Bleeding piles;

iratta-vai n. Smallpox; . (

. (

. .)

. .)

iratta-vamaam n. Vomiting of blood; haematemesis; .

iratta-valippu n. Convulsions caused by too great fullness of blood;

. (

. .)

iratta-vaalai n. A snake causing by its bite vomiting of blood, prob. Russell's viper;

iratta-vai n. Purple yam. . (W.)

iratta-vta- pitta-kumam, n. Painful menstruation; dysmenorrhea;

.

iratta-vndi n. Vomiting of blood; haematemesis;

iratta-vindu n. Corundum alumina in a crystalline state;

. ( . 14, 186, .)

bite;

iratta-viriya n. Russell's Viper; Vipera russellii, as causing vomiting of blood by its

.
iratta-vcam n. bja. Pomegranate. . (.)

 iratta-veai n. Gonorrhoea with discharge of blood;

iratta-vei n. Fury arising from drinking blood;

iratta-v-am n. Circulation of blood;

irratta-c-cilandi n. Herpes;

iratta-sram n. Ebony;

. ( . .)

iratta-slai n. Swelling of the abdomen, from obstruction of the menses;

(W.)

iratta-tirui n. A kind of delirium;

. ( . . iii, 194.)

ratta-narampu n. Vein, blood-vessel;

. Mod.

iratta-pantaam n. Blood-relationship;

. Pond.

iratta-palai n. Fruit of common creeper of the hedges; . ( . .)

iratta-pittam n. Malabar-nut; . ( . .)
iratta-pam , n. Red flowered silk cotton;

iratta-mraam n. Reddle, red ochre; . ( . .)

iratta-v-udiri n. A disease in cattle;

. ( . .)

. (

. . 5.)

irattmparam n. A tree; . Pond.

irattam->

irattgam n. Castor plant.

. (. . 93.)

irattam-> iratti n. 1. Jointed ovate-leaved fig. . ( .) 2. Subserrate rhom- boid-

leaved fig, m. tr., Ficus gibbosa tuberculata; . (L.) 3. Jujube tree. .

( . 34, 12).

Red coloured Fig Fruit.

iratti -> irattiri n. Fig tree; . (W.)
irattiri -> iyandiri n. Jointed ovate-leaved fig. (.)
iratti ->

; iradam n. 1. Jointed ovate-leaved fig; (.

; iradam->

irada (red coloured) n. (. .) 1. Eye;

.) .
. 2. Parrot; .

; iradam->

iradagam n. Jointed ovate-leaved fig. . (.)

idataai n. 1. Galangal; . 2. Tongue; .

Red colour Galangal

idataai -> raan & rasan The tongue
rasan-> rasanam The tongue
iratti -> iradi n. 1. Jujube tree. . (.) 2. Malabar glory-lily; . (W.)

Red colour jujue fruit.

Reddish Malabar glory-lily

iratti -> irandai n. Jujube tree. .

. . 46).

irandai-> ilandai n. [K. elaci, M. ilanda.] Jujube-tree, m. tr., Zizyphus jujuba;

. (.)
ilandai -> iladai n. Jujube-tree. . ()
iyandiri->

iyandiu->

iyandiri-> (

iyandiu)->

induu n. Jujube tree. . (.)

irntuu n. Jujube-tree. . (.)

ira-> ia-> ii n. Tailed oval-leaved fig. .

. 279).

ii -> itti n. [M. itti.] 1. White fig, 1. tr., Ficus infectoria; . ( . 4, 162.) 2. Stonefig.

. (L.) 3. Tailed oval-leaved fig.

itti-> icci n. 1. Oval-leaved fig.

. (L.)
. (L.) 2. Jointed ovate-leaved fig, 1. tr., Ficus tsiela;

. (L.)
icci->

icciyl n. Jointed ovate-leaved fig. . (

irattam->

. .)

irattiam n. Jewel, gem, precious stone; .

irattiam -> ratnam 1 A gem, jewel, a precious stone; (The ratnas are said to be either

five, nine or fourteen; the words , , and respectively.) -2 Anything valuable or

precious, any dear treasure. -3 Anything best or excellent of its kind; (mostly at the end of comp.); -4 A
magnet. -5 Water.

irattia-kacitam n. That which is studded with gems; .

irattia-kampaam n. Carpet of variegated colours; . (

. .)

irattia-kampai n. Carpet of variegated colours; .

irattia-c-curuk- kam, n. 1. Name of a treatise giving similes drawn from nature

suitable to describe the features of the fair sex, and other matters;

. 2. Name of a treatise on medicine;

irattia-sabai n. Dancing hall of Naarja in the shrine at Tiru-v-lagu, in the N.

Arcot Dist., so called from its being roofed with gems;

irattia-tvam n. Ancient name of Ceylon; . (. 11, 21.)

irattia-mlai n. Garland of gems; .

irattikaram n. 1. Ocean, as the repository of innumerable precious gems; .

2. The popular name of that part of the Bay of Bengal north of Dhanuki near Rmvaram;

irattinam n. Galangal; . ( . .)

Red colour Galangal

irattam-> irattai n. 1. (aiva.) A form of Par-akti, one of four forms; .

(. . 74, .) 2. Indian madder.

. (. . 52.)

Rubia cordifolia (Indian Madder [Red coloured])

 ira -> (

irambu) ->

irumbu n. 1. Gold;

. (. .) 2. Red species of Malabar

Glory-lily; . (L.)
ira -> ir -> irsiyam Lotus; . (

. .)

Red lotus
ir ->

irsvam n. 1. Lotus; . ( .) 2. Carp;

.2. A kind of deer;

Red Carp fish

irsvam -> rjvam A blue lotus, Nymphea lotus;

Apte dictionary has wrongly mentioned the various lotuses instead of red lotus.

blue lotus

Nymphea lotus

rjva 1 A kind of deer. -2 A crane. -3 An elephant. -4 A species of fish; Ms.5.16.

1 The lotus plant. -2 A group of lotuses.
ir ->

iru n. Honeycomb;

. Loc.

 ir ->

iram s. The name of a country, . 2. (p.) An ass, . 3. (M. Dic.) Onion,

. 4. Asafetida,

ir ->

Red donkey
Red onion
irvai s. The cardamom, , Elettaria cardamomum.

ira -> ia->

il n. 1. Shrimp, prawn, macroura;

Cybium commersonii; . 3. The third nakatra. See

5. Honeycomb;

. (.) 4. Bull;

Red bull

iambu) ->

iumbu n. 1. Lotus. . ( .) 2. Malabar glory-lily. .

iumbu->

iumbdu n. Lotus. . (.)

(.)

ia->

. ( .)

(. . 14).

Red Shrimp
ia-> (

. ( .) 2. Bluish seer-fish,