Kiravani, Kīravāṇi: 2 definitions

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Kiravani means something in 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kīravāṇi (ಕೀರವಾಣಿ):—

1) [noun] the pleasing chirping sound of a parrot.

2) [noun] a woman who has a pleasant voice.

3) [noun] (mus.) the twenty first of the seventy two main modes in the Karnāṭaka system.

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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

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kīravāṇi (கீரவாணி) [kīra-vāṇi] noun probably from kīra +. A musical mode; ஓர் இராகம். [or iragam.]

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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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