Calavai: 1 definition
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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCalavai (喈氞喈掂瘓) noun < Telugu tcalava.
1. [K. salave.] Bleaching or washing of cloth; 喈嗋疅喁� 喈掂瘑喈赤瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘓. [adai velukkai.]
2. Washed cloth; 喈掂瘑喈赤瘉喈む瘝喈� 喈む瘉喈｀. 喈氞喈掂瘓喈氞瘒喈班瘝 喈喁佮畽喁嵿畷喈苦喁� [velutha thuni. salavaiser marungil] (喈む喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈编瘝喈编喈侧畷喁� 喈曕瘉喈编喈炧瘝喈氞 [thirukkurralag kuravanchi] 48).
3. [Telugu:. celave.] Low temperature of the body, coldness; 喈氞瘓喈む瘝喈む喈喁�. [saithiyam.] (W.)
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Calavai (喈氞喈掂瘓) noun < Telugu salaga.
1. Symbolic unit in kind to aid reckoning or measuring; 喈む瘖喈曕瘉喈む喈瘑喈｀瘝喈曕喁佮畷喁嵿畷喁佮畷喁� 喈曕瘉喈编喈喈� 喈囙疅喁佮喁� 喈夃喁�. [thoguthiyenkalukkug kuriyaga idum urai.] (W.)
2. Anything extra obtained from a trader as a bargain; 喈掂喈喈畷喈距喈距喈む喁�喁嵿喈苦喁� 喈曕瘖喈赤瘝喈赤瘉喈瘝 喈喈氞瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉. [viyaparathir kollum pisukku.] Local usage
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Calavai (喈氞喈掂瘓) noun probably from Persn. 蝉丑腻濒. cf. 喈氞喁嵿喈�. [salla.] Shawl; 喈氞喈侧瘝喈掂瘓. [salvai.] (喈む瘑喈瘝喈掂畾喁�. 喈掂喈编喈苦喈苦疅喁佮喁傕喁� [theyvas. viralividuthuthu] 607.)
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Calavai (喈氞喈掂瘓) noun probably from 喈氞喈掂瘉. [salavu.] Castration; 喈掂喈む瘓喈疅喈苦畷喁嵿畷喁�. [vithaiyadikkai.] Pond.
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Starts with: Calavaikkal, Calavaiman.
Full-text: Nirccalavai, Calavaiman, Calavaikkal.
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