Cavatu, Cavaṭu, Cavātu, Cāvātu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cavaṭu (சவடு) noun

1. [Telugu: tcavuḍu, K. savuḷu.] Fuller's earth; earth impregnated with soda; alkaline soil; உவர்மண். [uvarman.]

2. Sediment; வண்டல். [vandal.] (W.)

3. Crumpling; நெரிவு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [nerivu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Cavātu (சவாது) noun Civet perfume. See சவ்வாது. [savvathu.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 108, உரை. [urai.])

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Cavātu (சவாது) noun < Urdu sawād. Copy, transcript, duplicate; நகல். [nagal.] (W.)

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Cāvātu (சாவாது) noun < Urdu sawād. Copy, transcript, duplicate; மூலத்துக்குப் பிரதி. [mulathukkup pirathi.] (W.)

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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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