Karva: 8 definitions
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Karva 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarva (कर्व).—
1) Love, desire.
2) A rat.
Derivable forms: karvaḥ (कर्वः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarva (कर्व) or Karvva.—m.
(-rvaḥ) 1. Love, desire. 2. A rat. E. kṛ to injure, and va Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karva (कर्व):—m. (√1. kṝ, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 155]), love, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) a mouse, rat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarva (कर्व):—(rvvaḥ) 1. m. Love; a rat.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKarva (ಕರ್ವ):—
1) [noun] an intense desire; tender feeling towards; love.
2) [noun] any of numerous long-tailed rodents of various families (esp. Muridae and Cricetidae) resembling, but larger than, the mouse; a rat.
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Kārvā (ಕಾರ್ವಾ):—[noun] a robust, young horse.
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 LexiconKārvā (கார்வா) noun Species of sea-fish (a) roseate fish, Lutjanus malabaricus: (b) olivaceous fish, attaining 16½ in. in length, Lethrinus nebulosus: (c) olive-brown fish, attaining at least 12 in. in length, Lethrinus miniatus: (d) olivaceous-brown fish, attaining 16 in. in length, Lethrinus karwa; கடல்மீன் வகைகள். [kadalmin vagaigal.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+16): Karavala, Karva-indrajau, Karvad, Karvagal, Karvahi, Karvai, Karvaindarjau, Karvakka, Karvalalai, Karvalayam, Karvale, Karvaliyu, Karvam, Karvan, Karvanam, Karvand, Karvanda, Karvandi, Karvanh, Karvani.
Ends with: Katkarva, Kotkarva.
Full-text: Karvam, Karv, Kalvimatam, Akampiramam, Makakarvam, Atopam, Karvva, Nelippukkattu, Avalippu, Atikaratakai, Karva-indrajau, Karvvata, Vimpu, Karvata, Navaniti, Nelippu, Murippu, Itankam, Enninvakuppu.
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