Carvu, Cārvu: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Carvu (ಚರ್ವು):—

1) [verb] to snub another down with movement of one’s eyes or brows.

2) [verb] to express one’s feelings, sentiments moving one’s eye-brows.

3) [verb] to tend, curl one’s moustaches.

4) [verb] to beat or strike heavily with the fist, stick, etc.

5) [verb] to throw, hurl (something) away or out.

6) [verb] to treat (another) contemptuously; to look down; to slight.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Cārvu (சார்வு) noun < சார்-. [sar-.]

1. Place, residence; இடம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [idam. (pingalagandu)]

2. Pial. See ஒட்டுத்திண்ணை. சார்வுந் திண்ணையுங் குயிற்றி [ottuthinnai. sarvun thinnaiyung kuyirri] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 108).

3. Refuge; புகலிடம். உறுவர் செல்சார்வாகி [pugalidam. uruvar selsarvagi] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 205).

4. Basis; ஆதாரம். [atharam.]

5. Help, support; துணை. கெட் டார்க்குச் சார்வாய் [thunai. ked darkkus sarvay] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 15).

6. Means; உபாயம். உயருஞ் சார்விலா வுயிர் [upayam. uyarugn sarvila vuyir] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாட்டு. [kambaramayanam nattu.] 55).

7. Attachment; பற்று. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு). [parru. (sudamaninigandu).]

8. Vicinity, neighbourhood; அயலிடம். [ayalidam.] (W.)

9. Partiality; ஒரு தலைப்பட்சம். [oru thalaippadsam.]

10. See சார்வோலை. [sarvolai.] (J.)

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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