Kavan, Kavaṇ, Kavāṉ, Kāvaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKavaṇ (கவண்) noun cf. கவணை¹. [kavanai¹.] [K. Travancore usage kavaṇe, M. kavaṇa.] Sling; கல்லெறியுங் கருவி. கடுவிசைக் கவணி னெறிந்த சிறுகல் [kalleriyung karuvi. kaduvisaig kavani nerintha sirugal] (அகநா. [agana.] 292).
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Kavāṉ (கவான்) noun cf. gavīnī.
1. Thigh; துடை. கழுமிய வுவகையிற் கவாற்கொண் டிருந்து [thudai. kazhumiya vuvagaiyir kavarkon dirunthu] (மணிமேகலை பதி. [manimegalai pathi.] 27).
2. Mountain slope; மலைப்பக்கம். மால்வரைக் கவான் [malaippakkam. malvaraig kavan] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பட்டினப்பாலை [pathuppattu: pattinappalai] 138).
3. Multitude; collection, as of trees in a forest; திரள். கவானுயர் சோலை [thiral. kavanuyar solai] (தஞ்சைவாணன் கோவை [thanchaivanan kovai] 119).
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Kāvaṉ (காவன்) noun perhaps from கா-. [ka-.] Spider; சிலந்திப்பூச்சி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [silanthippuchi. (pingalagandu)]
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 (+28): Kavamca, Kavamga, Kavan-tissa, Kavana, Kavanaccilai, Kavanai, Kavanam, Kavanan, Kavananceluttu, Kavanappatti, Kavanaya, Kavanceri, Kavanci, Kavanda, Kavandal, Kavandala, Kavandali, Kavandha, Kavandhin, Kavandula.
Ends with (+8): Akavan, Akkinipakavan, Anikavan, Ankavan, Atipunkavan, Camarapunkavan, Camuttirapakavan, Cen-cutarpakavan, Cirunkavan, Irakavan, Makavan, Mu-katpakavan, Muttolirpakavan, Nakavan, Pakavan, Parkkavan, Potippakavan, Pundarikavan, Punkavan, Rakavan.
Full-text (+1): Kavankal, Kavanceri, Kavankaran, Oticil, Kavan-tissa, Kavanmakalir, Kavanmullai, Mannakam, Kavantu, Kavanmuracam, Kavanmaram, Camittu, Kalleri, Kavanai, Kunil, Pavakan, Kudava, Aliyan, Talal, Kulir.
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