Tavil, Thavil: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Tavil means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

Images (photo gallery)

India history and geography

Source: Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Ritual Music in Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples of Kerala

Tavil refers to a type of barrel drum played by the Nāyar community of temple functionaries of Kerala temples.—Members of the Nāyar or Nambiyasan communities generally play the maddaḷam, while other instruments, such as ilattālam, kompū, and kurum kuḻal, may be played by members of any group of temple functionaries. Another class of musicians with no precise restrictions performs only in the fourth enclosure or outside temples; they play the barrel drum tavil and a reed nāgasvaram.

India history book cover
context information

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Discover the meaning of tavil in the context of India history from relevant books on Exotic India

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tavil (ತವಿಲ್):—[verb] = ತವೆ [tave]1 - 1 & 2.

--- OR ---

Tavil (ತವಿಲ್):—[noun] = ತವಿಲು [tavilu].

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Discover the meaning of tavil in the context of Kannada from relevant books on Exotic India

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tavil (தவில்) noun < Urdu tabl. A kind of two-headed drum; மேளவகை. செந்தவில் சங்குடனே [melavagai. senthavil sangudane] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 550).

context information

Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Discover the meaning of tavil in the context of Tamil from relevant books on Exotic India

See also (Relevant definitions)

Relevant text

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: