Tatava, Tāṭavā, Taṭavā: 3 definitions
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Tatava means something in Marathi, 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytāṭavā (ताटवा).—m A row (of flowering shrubs or plants).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtāṭavā (ताटवा).—m A row (of flowering shrubs or plants.)
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTaṭavā (தடவா) [taṭavātal [taṭavarutal]] transitive verb < தடவு- [thadavu-] + வா-. [va-.]
1. To stroke; to blow gently over; தடவுதல். மந்தமாருதம் . . . தடவந்து வலிசெய்வது [thadavuthal. manthamarutham . . . thadavanthu valiseyvathu] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 8, 5, 1).
2. To rub, besmear; பூசுதல். நீறு தடவந்திடப மேறி [pusuthal. niru thadavanthidapa meri] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 774, 1).
3. To seek; தேடுதல். பழமறையுந் தடவர [theduthal. pazhamaraiyun thadavara] (அழகர்கலம். [azhagarkalam.] 15).
4. To play, as on a lute; யாழ் முதலியன வாசித் தல். [yazh muthaliyana vasith thal.] (W.)
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: Tatavai, Tatavakkotu, Tatavanem, Tatavani, Tatavant, Tatavapi, Tatavarti, Tatavasin, Tatavat, Tatavata, Tatavatagara.
Ends with: Amritatva.
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