Cavu, Cāvu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCavu (ಚವು):—
1) [noun] the cardinal number four.
2) [noun] a kind of game played with four cowries and four pawns.
3) [noun] the score of four in that game.
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Cavu (ಚವು):—
1) [noun] = ಚವ [cava]1.
2) [noun] ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಚವು ಕತ್ತೆಗೆ ತಿಳಿದೀತೆ [muttina cavu kattege tilidite]? muttina cavu kattege tiḷidīte? (prov.) a stupid fellow can never appreciate the value of a precious thing; 'you must not throw pearls before a swine.
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 LexiconCavu (சவு) [cavuttal] 11 intransitive verb [K. cavuka.]
1. To fall in price; to become cheap; விலை நயத்தல். [vilai nayathal.] (W.)
2. To be unsaleable; to have no demand; விலைப்படாமலிருத்தல். [vilaippadamaliruthal.] (W.)
3. To become tired; அலுத்துப்போதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [aluthuppothal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
4. [K. tavu.] To become weak, emaciated; மெலிதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [melithal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
5. To fail, as a crop; விளைவு குன்றிப் போதல். [vilaivu kunrip pothal.] Local usage
6. To fall flat, as a song; சுவை யற்றுப்போதல். பாட்டுச் சவுத்துப்போயிற்று. [suvai yarruppothal. pattus savuthuppoyirru.] (W.)
7. To lose crispness; முறுமுறுப்பு அற்றுப்போதல். முறுக்கு சவுத்துப்போயிற்று. [murumuruppu arruppothal. murukku savuthuppoyirru.] Local usage
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Cāvu (சாவு) noun < idem. [Telugu: tcāvu, K. Travancore usage sāvu, M. cāvu.]
1. Death; மரணம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [maranam. (pingalagandu)]
2. (Astrology) The eighth house, as the house of death; பிறந்த இலக்கினத்துக்கு எட்டாமிடமாகிய மாரகஸ்தானம். [pirantha ilakkinathukku ettamidamagiya maragasthanam.] (விதானமாலை மரபி. [vithanamalai marapi.] 4.)
3. Ghost; பேய். சாவா யகன்று தாவினன் [pey. sava yaganru thavinan] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 33, 10).
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 (+81): Cavubara, Cavucam, Cavucanniyam, Cavucayam, Cavucettavan, Cavudamgi, Cavudamta, Cavudari, Cavudasetti, Cavudi, Cavugave, Cavuka, Cavukachatri, Cavukali, Cavukanikkai, Cavukanti, Cavukar, Cavukasattige, Cavukatan, Cavukavali.
Ends with: Accavu, Bacavu, Hambacavu, Kacavu, Kalyanaccavu, Kancavu, Necavu, Paraccavu, Ucavu, Vancavu.
Full-text (+31): Cavucettavan, Cavukanikkai, Cavukayam, Alanral, Upattu, Vancavu, Kalyanaccavu, Mattaivilutal, Pakkattuvattam, Cavaruti, Paraccavu, Civalayam, Perumpokku, Cavatam, Astamanam, Kotuntuyar, Maranai, Viyokam, Mayccal, Miruttu.
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