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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCavar (சவர்) noun cf. kṣāra.
1. Barren land; விளையாநிலம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vilaiyanilam. (pingalagandu)]
2. [Telugu: tcauru, K. savuḷ, M. cavar, Travancore usage cavuḷ.] Brackishness; உவர். [uvar.] (W.)
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Cavar (சவர்) noun < Urdu safar. See சபர்¹. [sapar¹.] (W.)
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Cavar (சவர்) noun Fault; சவருடைய மனைவாழ்க்கை [savarudaiya manaivazhkkai] (நீலகேசி [nilagesi], 279).
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Cavar (சவர்) noun < Arabic safar. The second Arabic month; அரபியர் வருஷத்தின் இரண்டாம் மாதம். [arapiyar varushathin irandam matham.] (பெரியவரு. [periyavaru.] 28.)
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 (+32): Cavar-kuntapancira, Cavara, Cavarabombala, Cavaradoli, Cavarakkaran, Cavaralu, Cavaran, Cavaranga, Cavarcalam, Cavarcuttuppannai, Cavarecala, Cavarecalisa, Cavarecam, Cavarecamaram, Cavaretala, Cavaretalisa, Cavarga, Cavari, Cavaribaradara, Cavarige.
Ends with: Pacavar, Pancavar, Upparcavar, Urcavar.
Full-text (+6): Savar, Vhadli-savar, Cavarmaram, Cavaru, Vata-cavarpirantal, Sabardugha, Cavarnayakam, Vata-cavarlavuran, Vata-cavarcavay, Cavarlavalan, Vata-cavarparuvan, Chavar, Cavarpay, Vata-cavar-perparoti, Cavarkkunta, Vata-cavarmaram, Cauru, Upparcavar, Vata-cavarcer, Cavarpparuvan.
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