Tavani, Ṭavaṇī, Tavaṉi, Tāvaṇi: 3 definitions
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Tavani 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 Dictionaryṭavaṇī (टवणी).—f A measure of capacity equal to a measure of weight.
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ṭavaṇī (टवणी).—ad Up to the brim. v bhara, yē.
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tavānī (तवानी).—& tavānītalapha f Terms at cards.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭavaṇī (टवणी).—ad Upto the brim. v bhara, yē.
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 LexiconTavaṉi (தவனி) noun < tapanī. Woman in a feverish condition; உடற்கொதிப்புள்ளவள். வீதி விடங்கனைக் கண்டிவள் தவனியாயினவா றென்றன் றையலே [udarkothippullaval. vithi vidanganaig kandival thavaniyayinava renran raiyale] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 710, 8).
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Tāvaṇi (தாவணி) noun < dhāvanī. Dwarf wild brinjal. See கண்டங்கத்தரி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kandangathari. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Tāvaṇi (தாவணி) noun < dāmanī.
1. Long rope to tie cattle in a row; பலமாடுகளைக் கட்டும் தும்புகள்பிணைத்த கயிறு. [palamadugalaig kattum thumbugalpinaitha kayiru.] (W.)
2. Cattle-fair; மாட்டுச்சந்தை. [mattuchanthai.] Local usage
3. Cattle-shed; மாட்டைக் கூட்டமாகக் கட்டுமிடம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [mattaig kuttamagak kattumidam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Tāvaṇi (தாவணி) noun < Urdu dāmanī.
1. A piece of cloth worn generally by girls over their petticoats; சிறுபெண்கள் சட்டைமேல் அணியும் மேலாடை. [sirupenkal sattaimel aniyum meladai.]
2. Pieces from the shroud kept as relic of the deceased; பிரேதத்தின்மேல் இடுந் துணியிலிருந்து சுற்றத்தார் ஞாபகார்த்தமாகக் கொள் ளும் சிறுதுண்டு. [pirethathinmel idun thuniyilirunthu surrathar gnapagarthamagak kol lum siruthundu.] Christian usage
3. Saddle cloth; குதிரை யின் மேலாடை. [kuthirai yin meladai.] Local usage
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: Tavanidhi, Tavanijja, Tavanijja, Tavanilai, Tavaniyati.
Ends with (+31): Ambatavani, Amritavani, Antima-cetavani, Anuktavani, Askhalitavani, Batavani, Ceshtavani, Cetavani, Chetavani, Dantavani, Datavani, Gatavani, Ghritavani, Hatavani, Jatavani, Jitavani, Kadhatavani, Katavani, Kattavani, Khatavani.
Full-text: Tavaniyati, Dhavani, Davuni, Davanenen, Davanige, Davane, Davana, Tavali, Davani, Dani, Na.
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