Kavanam, Kavaṇam, Kavaṉam, Kāvaṇam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKavaṇam (கவணம்) noun Bandage for wound; அடிபட்ட காயக்கட்டு. கவணங்கட்ட. [adipatta kayakkattu. kavanangatta.] (W.)
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Kavaṉam (கவனம்) noun cf. kadana.
1. War; போர். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [por. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. Army; படை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [padai. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Perplexity, bewilderment; கலக்கம். (திவா.) [kalakkam. (thiva.)]
4. Heat; வெப்பம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [veppam. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Kavaṉam (கவனம்) noun < kavana. Art of composing poetry; கவிபாடுகை. இந்தக்கவனம் நன்றாயுள்ளது. [kavipadugai. inthakkavanam nanrayullathu.]
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Kavaṉam (கவனம்) noun cf. gamana. [K. gavana, M. kavva, Travancore usage gava.]
1. Attention, care; கருத்து. உன்கவனத்தைச் செலுத்து. [karuthu. unkavanathais seluthu.]
2. cf. javana. Swiftness, rapidity, velocity; வேகம். கவன வாம்திருக்குறள் [vegam. kavana vambari] (கந்தபு. படையெழு. [kanthapu. padaiyezhu.] 18).
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Kavaṉam (கவனம்) noun cf. gahana. Forest, jungle; காடு. (திவா.). [kadu. (thiva.).]
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Kāvaṇam (காவணம்) noun probably from கா³ [ka³] + perhaps from அணம் [anam] term. [K. kāvaṇa.]
1. Shed with a flat roof, pandal; பந்தல். காவணங்களிற் றோன்றின பச்சிளங் கமுகம் [panthal. kavanangalir ronrina pachilang kamugam] (மகாபாரதம் கிருட். [magaparatham kirud.] 56).
2. Grove, tope; சோலை. காவண மிலங்கு மந்தண் காசி [solai. kavana milangu manthan kasi] (காசிகண்டம் வியாதன்சா. [kasigandam viyathansa.] 23).
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Kāvaṇam (காவணம்) noun Open hall; மண்ட பம். தேவாசிரியனெனுந் திருக்காவணம் [manda pam. thevasiriyanenun thirukkavanam] (பெரியபுராணம் திருக்கூட்ட. [periyapuranam thirukkutta.] 2).
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