neer
நீர்Water; you (plural/respectful)
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