Kalakavi, Kālakavi, Kala-kavi, Kāḷakkavi: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Kalakavi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Kāḷakkavi can be transliterated into English as Kalakkavi or Kaliakkavi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālakavi (कालकवि):—[=kāla-kavi] [from kāla] m. Name of Agni, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKāḷakkavi (காளக்கவி) [kāḷa-kavi] noun < காளம் [kalam] +. Poet whose presence is proclaimed by blowing a kāḷam, as a mark of honour; ஊதுகாளத்தை விருதாகப் பெற்ற புலவன். [uthugalathai viruthagap perra pulavan.] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி பக். [thakkayagapparani pag.] 277.)
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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