"கவண்" meaning in Tamil

See கவண் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaʋaɳ/ Audio: Ta-கவண்.ogg
Etymology: Related to கவணை (kavaṇai). Cognate with Kannada ಕವಣೆ (kavaṇe), Malayalam കവണ (kavaṇa) and Tulu ಕವಣೆ (kavaṇe). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|ಕವಣೆ}} Kannada ಕವಣೆ (kavaṇe), {{cog|ml|കവണ}} Malayalam കവണ (kavaṇa), {{cog|tcy|ಕವಣೆ}} Tulu ಕವಣೆ (kavaṇe) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கவண் • (kavaṇ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: kavaṇ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கவண் [nominative, singular], கவண்கள் [nominative, plural], கவணே [singular, vocative], கவண்களே [plural, vocative], கவணை [accusative, singular], கவண்களை [accusative, plural], கவணுக்கு [dative, singular], கவண்களுக்கு [dative, plural], கவணுக்காக [benefactive, singular], கவண்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], கவணுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கவண்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கவணின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கவண்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கவணில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கவண்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கவணிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கவண்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கவணோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கவண்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கவணுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கவண்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கவணால் [instrumental, singular], கவண்களால் [instrumental, plural], கவணிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], கவண்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. sling, catapult Synonyms: கவணை
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    {
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    {
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      "roman": "kavaṇkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கவணில்",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "form": "கவணால்",
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      "glosses": [
        "sling, catapult"
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      "ipa": "/kaʋaɳ/"
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  "word": "கவண்"
}

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