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innum

இன்னம்
Tamil

Yet, still.

Lyrics

Meaning

Innum is an adverb meaning 'yet' or 'still'. It indicates a continuation of a state or action, or something that has not happened up to the present moment. In dance lyrics, it often appears in contexts of longing, impatience, or a continued plea, such as a devotee asking a deity why they 'yet' delay their grace, or a nayika wondering why her beloved 'still' hasn't arrived.

In the songs

  • Innum en manam ariyadhavar pola irundhidal nyayama

    Is it fair to act as if you do not know my heart yet?

    Innum En Manam · Lalgudi Jayaraman

  • Innum en manam ariyadhavar pola irundhidal nyayama

    Is it fair to act as if you do not know my heart yet?

    Innum En Manam · Lalgudi Jayaraman

  • innum yeraar seethaiyai ninodal manam seidhanan

    He married the beautiful Sita

    Sri Rama Rama Jayam · Unknown

  • innum yeraar seethaiyai ninodal manam seidhanan

    He married the beautiful Sita

    Sri Rama Rama Jayam · Unknown

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 2 songs.

  • Innum En Manam

    Lalgudi Jayaraman

    appears in 2 lines

  • Sri Rama Rama Jayam

    Unknown

    appears in 2 lines

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