செவ்வி

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

செம்மை (cemmai)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛʋːɪ/, [sɛʋːi]
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Noun[edit]

செவ்வி (cevvi)

  1. time
  2. season, opportunity, occasion, juncture
  3. audience
  4. bud about to blossom
  5. mature condition
  6. newness, freshness
  7. beauty, fairness, gracefulness, elegance
  8. taste
  9. smell
  10. state, condition, appearance
  11. propriety
  12. The 14th nakṣatra

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “செவ்வி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press