Calavani, Cāḷavaṇī, Cālavaṇī, Calāvaṇi: 2 definitions

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Calavani means something in Marathi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cāḷavaṇī (चाळवणी).—f (Verbal of cāḷa- viṇēṃ v c) Tantalizing, deluding, teasing &c.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Calavani in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Calāvaṇi (சலாவணி) noun < Urdu calā'ōni. [K. Travancore usage calāvaṇi.]

1. Currency, general circulation, as of coin; நாணயமுதலியன எங்கும் வழங் குகை. [nanayamuthaliyana engum vazhang kugai.]

2. Credit, influence; செல்வாக்கு. அவர் வார்த்தைக்குச் சலாவணியுண்டு. [selvakku. avar varthaikkus salavaniyundu.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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