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neer

நீர்
Tamil

Water; you (plural/respectful)

Lyrics

Meaning

"Neer" refers to water, often in natural settings like pools or rivers. It also functions as a second-person plural pronoun, used respectfully for a single person or for multiple people. Dancers encounter "neer" as water in descriptions of landscapes or divine abodes, and as "you" in direct addresses to deities or revered figures, expressing requests or questions.

In the songs

  • Madu neer uzhandridave uyarndhadhuve alaiyum alaiyum alaiyum

    As the pool's waters churned, the waves rose high.

    Kaar Mugil Vannan · Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi

  • Sariyo idhu thagumo idhanai yeno neer solleer swami

    Is this right? Is this fair? Why don't you tell me this, oh Lord?

    Sariyo Idhu Thagumo · Unknown

  • Sariyo idhu thagumo idhanai yeno neer solleer swami

    Is this right? Is this fair? Why don't you tell me this, oh Lord?

    Sariyo Idhu Thagumo · Unknown

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 2 songs.

  • Kaar Mugil Vannan

    Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi

    appears in 1 line

  • Sariyo Idhu Thagumo

    Unknown

    appears in 2 lines

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