"காவேரி" meaning in Tamil

See காவேரி in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kaːʋeːɾɪ/, [kaːʋeːɾi] Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-காவேரி.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कावेरी (kāverī), itself possibly from Tamil காவிரி (kāviri). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ta|sa|कावेरी}} Borrowed from Sanskrit कावेरी (kāverī), {{der|ta|ta|காவிரி}} Tamil காவிரி (kāviri) Head templates: {{ta-proper noun}} காவேரி • (kāvēri) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: kāvēri [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], காவேரி [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], காவேரியே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], காவேரியை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], காவேரிக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], காவேரிக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], காவேரியுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காவேரியின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காவேரியில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காவேரியிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காவேரியோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காவேரியுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காவேரியால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], காவேரியிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural], காவிரி [alternative]
  1. Kaveri (a river flowing through the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, India) (also known as Cauvery) Categories (place): Places in India, Places in Karnataka, India, Places in Tamil Nadu, India, Rivers in India, Rivers in Karnataka, India, Rivers in Tamil Nadu, India Synonyms: பொன்னி
    Sense id: en-காவேரி-ta-name-ae6BgX4R Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms borrowed back into Tamil, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 32 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 27 8 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 75 17 8 Disambiguation of Tamil terms borrowed back into Tamil: 76 19 4 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 69 24 8
  2. a female given name from Sanskrit.
    Sense id: en-காவேரி-ta-name-95JNTSRb Categories (other): Tamil female given names, Tamil given names
  3. (Hinduism) Kāverī, the daughter of Kāvērā. Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-காவேரி-ta-name-HQW51woN Categories (other): Hinduism
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "[kaːʋeːɾi]"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for காவேரி meaning in Tamil (5.2kB)

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}

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  "title": "காவேரி",
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}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
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  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "காவேரி",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 2'",
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  "title": "காவேரி",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tamil dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-08-29 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-08-23 using wiktextract (ffdbfc3 and b9346a0). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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