Vikatakavi, Vikaṭakavi, Vikaṭakkavi: 2 definitions
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Vikatakavi 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 corpusVikaṭakavi (ವಿಕಟಕವಿ):—
1) [noun] a good poet.
2) [noun] a poet who composes satires; a satrical poet.
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 LexiconVikaṭakkavi (விகடக்கவி) [vikaṭa-kavi] noun < விகடம் [vigadam] + கவி³. [kavi³.] See விகடகவி. துட்டவிகடக்கவியை யாருமே மெச்சுவார் [vigadagavi. thuttavigadakkaviyai yarume mechuvar] (அறப்பளீசுரசதகம் [arappalisurasathagam] 30).
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Vikaṭakavi (விகடகவி) [vikaṭa-kavi] noun < vikaṭa + kavi.
1. Humorous verse; பரிகாசப்பாடல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [parigasappadal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
2. One who writes humorous verse; ஆசியகவி பாடுவோன். [asiyagavi paduvon.]
3. See விகடக்காரன். [vigadakkaran.] Colloq.
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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Partial matches: Vikata, Kavi.
Starts with: Vikatakavitva.
Full-text: Tiruvalttan, Tennaliraman.
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