Kalavam, Kalāvam, Kaḷavam, Kaḷāvam, Kālavam: 1 definition
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Kalavam (கலவம்) noun < kalāpa.
1. Peacock's tail; மயிற்றோகை. கலவம்விரித்த மஞ்ஞை [mayirrogai. kalavamviritha majnai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: porunararruppadai] 212).
2. Peacock; மயில். கலவஞ்சேர் கழிக்கானல் [mayil. kalavancher kazhikkanal] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 532, 4).
3. Women's jewelled girdle; கலாபமென்னும் இடையணி. பூந்துகில் கலவங் கண் புதையாது [kalapamennum idaiyani. punthugil kalavang kan puthaiyathu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1982).
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Kalāvam (கலாவம்) noun < Pkt. kalāva < kalāpa. Peacock's tail. See கலாபம்¹. [kalapam¹.] கலிமயிற் கலாவம் [kalimayir kalavam] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 146, 8).
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Kaḷavam (களவம்) noun < களா. [kala.] See களா [kala], 1. கனிக்களவத் திருவுருவத் தொருவனை [kanikkalavath thiruvuruvath thoruvanai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 11, 6, 4).
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Kaḷavam (களவம்) noun See களபம்¹. [kalapam¹.] (W.)
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Kaḷavam (களவம்) noun See களபம்². [kalapam².]
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Kaḷāvam (களாவம்) noun < kalāpa. Girdle; இடையணி. களாவம் ஒன்றிற் கோத்த முத்துவட்டமும் அனுவட்டமும் [idaiyani. kalavam onrir kotha muthuvattamum anuvattamum] (S.I.I. ii, 180).
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Kālavam (காலவம்) noun < கால்³. [kal³.] Fire; நெருப்பு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [neruppu. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Kalavam (கலவம்) noun < கலம். [kalam.] Boat; தோணி. கலவஞ்சேர் கழிக்கானல் [thoni. kalavancher kazhikkanal] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 532, 4).
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Kalavam (கலவம்) noun perhaps from கலாபம். [kalapam.] Peacock; மயில். கலவம் புகலுங் கான்கெழு சோலை [mayil. kalavam pugalung kankezhu solai] (பெருங்கதை மகத. [perungathai magatha.] 14, 17).
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Kalavam (கலவம்) noun cf. கலுவம். [kaluvam.] Chemist's mortar; குழியம்மி. (நாமதீபநிகண்டு) [kuzhiyammi. (namathipanigandu)]
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