vɑr noun ( sometimes lowercase ) Hinduism. (in southern India)
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
Origin:
< Tamil āl̤vār, derivative of ār̤- sink, be absorbed (as in contemplation)
< Tamil āl̤vār, derivative of ār̤- sink, be absorbed (as in contemplation)
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