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Alvar

or al·var

[ ahl-vahr ]

noun

, Hinduism.
  1. (in southern India) a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Alvar1

From Tamil āl̤vār, derivative of ār̤- “sink, be absorbed (as in contemplation)”

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