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phoenix meaning in Tamil

ஃபீனிக்ஸ்

/ˈfiːnɪks/

phoenix in Tamil: ஃபீனிக்ஸ், பீனிக்ஸ். In English, phoenix means a mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.

Tamil words for phoenix

ஃபீனிக்ஸ், பீனிக்ஸ்

English meaning of phoenix

  1. noun A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
  2. noun Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
  3. noun A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
  4. noun A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.

Full definition of phoenix

phoenix in a sentence

  • Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.

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Questions about phoenix in Tamil

What is the meaning of phoenix in Tamil?
Phoenix in Tamil is ஃபீனிக்ஸ், பீனிக்ஸ்.
phoenix என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Phoenix: ஃபீனிக்ஸ், பீனிக்ஸ்.
What does phoenix mean in English?
Phoenix means a mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “phoenix”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: phoenix (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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