Manavu, Maṇavu, Maṉavu, Maṉāvu, Māṉavu: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṇavu (ಮಣವು):—[noun] = ಮಣ [mana].

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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

Maṉavu (மனவு) noun < மனா. [mana.]

1. Gem; மணிமேகலை மனவிரி யல்குலார்தம் [manimegalai manaviri yalkulartham] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 466).

2. Mock-pearl, chank bead; அக்குமணிமேகலை மனவுச்சூலுடும்பின் வறை [akkumani. manavuchuludumbin varai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 132).

3. Conch; சங்கு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [sangu. (sudamaninigandu)]

4. Girdle for the waist; அரையிற்கட்டும் பட்டிகை. மனவேயக லல்குல் வல்லியன்னாள் [araiyirkattum pattigai. manaveyaga lalkul valliyannal] (தஞ்சைவாணன் கோவை [thanchaivanan kovai] 373).

5. Woman's saree; புடைவை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [pudaivai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Maṉāvu (மனாவு) noun See மனவு [manavu], 4. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])

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Māṉavu (மானவு) noun Clearness; தெளிவு. (சதுராகராதி) [thelivu. (sathuragarathi)]

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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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