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kavadi

kavadi noun: an arched wooden structure carried on the shoulders by Malaysian Hindus as a form of penance to Murugan.

Noun

kavadi (plural kavadis)

  1. An arched wooden structure carried on the shoulders by Malaysian Hindus as a form of penance to Murugan.

Forms of kavadi

pluralkavadis

Origin of kavadi

Borrowed from Tamil காவடி (kāvaṭi, “a burden”).

Questions about kavadi

What does kavadi mean?
Kavadi means an arched wooden structure carried on the shoulders by Malaysian Hindus as a form of penance to Murugan.
What part of speech is kavadi?
Kavadi is a noun.
What is the plural of kavadi?
The plural of kavadi is kavadis.

Words near kavadi in the dictionary

  1. Kauzlariches
  2. kava
  3. kava kava
  4. kava-kava
  5. Kavadarci
  6. kavadi
  7. kavadis
  8. kavaic acid
  9. kavain
  10. kavakava
  11. kaval

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