Kanavu, Kaṇavu, Kaṉavu: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṇavu (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.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṉavu (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).

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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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