Civaciva: 3 definitions
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Civaciva means something in Marathi, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycivaciva (चिवचिव).—f (Imit.) The twittering and chattering of sparrows, the squealing of rats &c. Hence 2 Angry or confused clamor; the demanding of duns, the chatter or din of beggars, schoolboys &c. Ex. tumhī sagaḷē malā ci0 tōḍūṃ nakā ēkajaṇa sāṅga; bājārānta tyācī ci0 jhālī, i. e. People flock around him to revile, dun, importune &c. 3 The cries and confessions of a beaten wrestler, boxer &c. 4 Discontented excusings of one's self; whining expression of incompetency &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcivaciva (चिवचिव).—f The twittering and chattering of sparrows, &c. Angry clamour.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCivaciva (சிவசிவ) [civa-civa] interjection < idem. +. An exclamation of pity; ஓர் இரக்கக்குறிப்பு. சிவ சிவ மற் றென் செய்வாய் [or irakkakkurippu. siva siva mar ren seyvay] (திருவருட்பா [thiruvarudpa] i, நெஞ்சறி. [nenchari.] 401).
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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Partial matches: Civa.
Starts with: Civacivamaram, Civacivanem, Civacivata.
Full-text: Shivashiva, Cevaceva, Civacivata, Cennamallaiyar.
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