Kanavu, Kaṇavu, Kaṉavu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṇavu (ಕಣವು):—
1) [noun] a floor made for thrashing grains; a battle-field.
2) [noun] a play ground.
3) [noun] a ground made ready for planting seeds or seedlings.
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 LexiconKaṉavu (கனவு) [kaṉavutal] 5 transitive verb < கனவு. [kanavu.] To dream; கனாக்காணுதல். கவரி . . . நரந்தங் கனவும் [kanakkanuthal. kavari . . . naranthang kanavum] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 11, 22).
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Kaṉavu (கனவு) noun [K. Travancore usage kananul, M. kināvu.]
1. See கனாநூல் கனவினாற் காதலர்க் காணாத வர் [kananul kanavinar kathalark kanatha var] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1219).
2. Sleep; நித்திரை. கனவு முண் டேல் [nithirai. kanavu mun del] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 378).
3. Stupor, drowsiness; மயக்கம். (திவா.) [mayakkam. (thiva.)]
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Kaṉavu (கனவு) [kaṉavutal] 5 intransitive verb < கனவு. [kanavu.] To be charmed, allured; மயங்குதல். சிந்தைமாத்திரங் கனவலின் [mayanguthal. sinthaimathirang kanavalin] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 41, 9).
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: Kanavumuli, Kanavumunkikam, Kanavumunkil, Kanavutal, Kanavutiram, Kanavutiravirutcam.
Ends with: Cikkanavu.
Full-text: Kanavumuli, Kanaval, Vaykuliru, Nanavu, Verukkai, Kana, Mayam.
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