Pallavi, Pallavī: 3 definitions

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Pallavi 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

[Sanskrit to German]

Pallavi in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pallavi (ಪಲ್ಲವಿ):—

1) [noun] the first verse of a song that is repeated at the end of each of the following verses; a refrain; a burden of a song.

2) [noun] (fig.) needless repetition of an idea in the same or different word, phrase or sentence; tautology.

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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

Pallavi (பல்லவி) noun [K. pallavi.] (Music) The chorus or burden of a kīrttaṉam; கீர்த் தனத்தில் திரும்பத்திரும்பப் பாடப்படும் முதலுறுப்பு. [kirth thanathil thirumbathirumbap padappadum muthaluruppu.]

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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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