Cavali, Cavalī, Cāvaḷi: 6 definitions
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Cavali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Cāvaḷi can be transliterated into English as Cavali or Cavalii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chavali.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycavalī (चवली).—f A silver coin equivalent to two aṇas.
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cavaḷī (चवळी).—f Rumor, report, bruit. v nigha, uṭha, pika, hō, rāha. (Perhaps from cāvaḷaṇēṃ) 2 Making notorious; disgracing or deriding publicly: also such state. v kara, hō.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcavalī (चवली).—f A silver coin equivalent to two annas.
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cavaḷī (चवळी).—f Rumour, report, bruit. Making notorious.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryCāvālī (चावाली) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Cāvālī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Cāvālī (चावाली) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cāvālī.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCavali (ಚವಲಿ):—[noun] = ಚವರಿ [cavari].
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Cavali (ಚವಲಿ):—[noun] = ಚವಲ [cavala]3.
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Cavaḷi (ಚವಳಿ):—
1) [noun] the erect, annual leguminous plant Cyamopsis tetrangonoloba of Papilionaceae family, widely grown for its bean; guar plant.
2) [noun] its bean, used as vegetable and pods for making highly viscous gum.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCavaḷi (சவளி) noun [Telugu: tjavaḷi, K. javaḷi, M. cavaḷi.] Cloth, piecegoods; வேட்டி சீலைமுதலிய துணிச்சரக்கு. [vetti silaimuthaliya thunicharakku.]
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Cavaḷi (சவளி) noun < சவடி. [savadi.] A kind of necklace for woman; மகளிர் அணியும் கழுத்தணிவகை. பூசாரி ராயனிட்ட பொற்சவளி [magalir aniyum kazhuthanivagai. pusari rayanitta porsavali] (விளலிவிடு. [vilalividu.] 696).
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Cāvaḷi (சாவளி) noun [Telugu: tjāvaḷi.] A kind of song. See ஜாவளி. [javali.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cavaliccarakku, Cavalikayi, Cavalisa, Cavalisaum, Cavalisu, Cavalitumbu.
Ends with: Accavali, Kacavali, Kallanacavali, Pancavali, Taittiriyopanishadvarttikapancavali, Tecavali, Vamicavali.
Full-text: Cavalavela, Chavali, Cavale, Cavalikayi, Cavaliccarakku, Cauli, Cavuli, Amantakkaran, Kudhanya, Athara Dhanyem, Caula.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
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