Civali, Civalī, Cīvali: 2 definitions
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Civali 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 Dictionarycivalī (चिवली).—f A sort of silk cloth. 2 or ciṃvalī f A bamboo of the civā kind, but wild or jungly; whereas civā is cultivated in gardens.
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 LexiconCīvali (சீவலி) noun < śrī-bali. See சீபலி. [sipali.]
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Cīvali (சீவலி) noun See சீவல் [sival], 4. Tinnevelly usage
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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Starts with: Civalikai, Civalikaikkaccu, Civalinkam, Civaliyuruntai.
Full-text (+12): Civaliyuruntai, Sivali, Gopaka-sivali, Sajjanela, Mahasuvannadipa, Sivala, Atthakatha, Apheggusaradipani, Sihalasangha, Karasai, Ilanaga, Pandava, Saddhammajotipala, Kundadhanavana, Mutasiva, Nagadatta, Amandagamani Abhaya, Asatarupa Jataka, Dighavu, Revati.
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Dhamma for Everyone (by Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
45. A Topical Analysis of the Bhojana-Kutuhala < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
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