Talavu, Taḷavu: 2 definitions
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Talavu 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 corpusTalavu (ತಲವು):—[noun] a device for sowing seeds.
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Talāvu (ತಲಾವು):—[noun] a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land; a lake.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTaḷavu (தளவு) noun cf. tālu. Elephant's mouth; யானையின் வாய். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [yanaiyin vay. (pingalagandu)]
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Taḷavu (தளவு) noun probably from dala.
1. Golden jasmine. See செம்முல்லை. பனப்பூந் தளவொடு முல்லை பறித்து [semmullai. panappun thalavodu mullai parithu] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 108, 42).
2. Arabian jasmine. See முல்லை. [mullai.]
3. Eared jasmine. See ஊசிமல்லிகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [usimalligai. (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: Talavuamani, Talavukara, Talavuru.
Ends with: Etuttalavu.
Full-text: Tala.
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