"కావాలి" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Telugu]

Forms: kāvāli [romanization]
Etymology: From the infinitive of అవు (avu, “to become”) + the irregular impersonal present indicative form of వలయు (valayu, “to be liked, desired, wanted”). Head templates: {{head|te|verb|head=|sort=|tr=}} కావాలి • (kāvāli), {{te-verb}} కావాలి • (kāvāli)
  1. must be
    Sense id: en-కావాలి-te-verb-bTXp9e4k
  2. (with dative కు (ku), కి (ki)) to be wanted or needed Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-కావాలి-te-verb-ebn9aVk9 Disambiguation of Occupations: 5 60 35
  3. (with dative) to matter, concern Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-కావాలి-te-verb-lVsJBy67 Categories (other): Telugu entries with incorrect language header, Telugu entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Telugu entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 49 Disambiguation of Telugu entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 15 78

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the infinitive of అవు (avu, “to become”) + the irregular impersonal present indicative form of వలయు (valayu, “to be liked, desired, wanted”).",
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        {
          "english": "The meeting must be finished in half an hour.",
          "roman": "aragaṇṭa lōpala sabha pūrti kāvāli.",
          "text": "అరగంట లోపల సభ పూర్తి కావాలి.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "_dis": "5 60 35",
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          "langcode": "te",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "te:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I want (or need) money.",
          "roman": "nāku ḍabbu kāvāli.",
          "text": "నాకు డబ్బు కావాలి.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(with dative కు (ku), కి (ki)) to be wanted or needed",
        "to be wanted or needed"
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      "links": [
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          "కు",
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        [
          "కి",
          "కి#Telugu"
        ],
        [
          "wanted",
          "wanted"
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        [
          "needed",
          "needed"
        ]
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        "(with dative కు (ku), కి (ki)) to be wanted or needed"
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          "_dis": "7 15 78",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Who is concerned? (Who cares?)",
          "roman": "evariki kāvāli?",
          "text": "ఎవరికి కావాలి?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "How is he related to you?",
          "roman": "āyana mīku ēṁ kāvāli?",
          "text": "ఆయన మీకు ఏం కావాలి?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to matter, concern"
      ],
      "id": "en-కావాలి-te-verb-lVsJBy67",
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "concern",
          "concern"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with dative) to matter, concern"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Telugu entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Telugu lemmas",
    "Telugu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Telugu verbs",
    "te:Occupations"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the infinitive of అవు (avu, “to become”) + the irregular impersonal present indicative form of వలయు (valayu, “to be liked, desired, wanted”).",
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    {
      "form": "kāvāli",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "english": "The meeting must be finished in half an hour.",
          "roman": "aragaṇṭa lōpala sabha pūrti kāvāli.",
          "text": "అరగంట లోపల సభ పూర్తి కావాలి.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "must be"
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          "be",
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        "Telugu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I want (or need) money.",
          "roman": "nāku ḍabbu kāvāli.",
          "text": "నాకు డబ్బు కావాలి.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(with dative కు (ku), కి (ki)) to be wanted or needed",
        "to be wanted or needed"
      ],
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          "కు",
          "కు#Telugu"
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        [
          "కి",
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          "wanted",
          "wanted"
        ],
        [
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          "needed"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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    {
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Who is concerned? (Who cares?)",
          "roman": "evariki kāvāli?",
          "text": "ఎవరికి కావాలి?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "How is he related to you?",
          "roman": "āyana mīku ēṁ kāvāli?",
          "text": "ఆయన మీకు ఏం కావాలి?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to matter, concern"
      ],
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        "(with dative) to matter, concern"
      ],
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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    "కావాలి"
  ],
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  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "కావాలి",
  "trace": ""
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  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "కావాలి",
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