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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) Tavai (तवै).—Krt affix तवै (tavai) for the infinitive affix तुम् (tum) in Vedic Literature. The affix तवै (tavai) has a peculiarity of accent, namely that the word ending in तवै (tavai) has got both the initial and ending vowels accented acute (उदात्त (udātta)); e.g. सोममिन्द्राय पातवै, हर्षसे दातवा उ (somamindrāya pātavai, harṣase dātavā u); cf. P.III.4.9; and VI. 1.200;

2) Tavai.—Krtya affix in Vedic Literature, e.g. परिघातवै (parighātavai) for परिघातव्यम् (parighātavyam); cf. Kas. on P. III. 4.14.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tavai [তৱাঈ] in the Assamese language is the name of a plant identified with Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Bambusa baccifera, Melocanna baccifera, Melocanna bambusoides. For the possible medicinal usage of tavai, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tavaī (तवई).—f A kind of earthen vessel.

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tavaī (तवई).—f ( H or a fanciful formation to rhyme with and oppose avaī Report &c., bearing the sense of) Calamity, evil, a real, actual, arrived evil; as disting. from the fame or report that preceded it. Pr. ta0 puravatī avaī puravata nāhīṃ or ta0 pēkṣāṃ avaī kaṭhīṇa.

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tavāī (तवाई).—f ( P) A fine. v bhara, paḍa, yē. 2 fig. A blow or loss (as in trade). 3 Commonly tavaī.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

tavāī (तवाई).—f A fine. A loss.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tavāyi (ತವಾಯಿ):—

1) [noun] a sum required to be paid as punishment or penalty for an offence; a fine.

2) [noun] a failure to make a success in one’s business, trade, etc.; loss.

3) [noun] a difficult situation; misfortune; a peril.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ṭavai (டவை) noun Corr. of டவைதார். [davaithar.] Local usage

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Tavaia.

Ends with (+47): Abhicaritavai, Abhihotavai, Adhishrayitavai, Ahartavai, Ahvayitavai, Anetavai, Anvetavai, Apabhartavai, Apabhashitavai, Ashcyotayitavai, Atavai, Atyetavai, Bhettavai, Datavai, Dediyitavai, Eshtavai, Etavai, Gantavai, Ghatavai, Hantavai.

Full-text: Kheerga davai, Davai, Tavatayam, Yotave, U, Avai, Anvetavai, Abhihotavai, Abhicaritavai, Ishvara, Hve, Hu, Stri, Han, Yu, Man, Hri, Dhri, Dha, Shri.

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