கவின்

Tamil

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐʋɪn/

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Adjective

கவின் • (kaviṉ)

1. beautiful, comely, fair, elegant, dainty

Noun

கவின் • (kaviṉ)

1. beauty, grace, elegance

   Synonyms: அழகு (aḻaku), எழில் (eḻil), மேன்மை (mēṉmai), சிறப்பு (ciṟappu)

2. an epithet of the Malayalam language

   ...கவின்மலையாளமும் துளுவும்... ― ...kaviṉmalaiyāḷamum tuḷuvum... ― ...dainty Malayalam and Tulu too...(—Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai, Invocation to Goddess Tamil)

Verb

கவின் • (kaviṉ)

1. to be graceful, comely, fair

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “கவின்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]