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Ponni

Ponni proper noun: a river flowing through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, India.

Proper noun

Ponni

  1. A river flowing through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, India.
    Synonyms:
    Cauvery, Kaveri
  2. A female given name from Tamil [in turn from Old Tamil].

Noun

Ponni (plural Ponnis)

  1. a variety of rice widely cultivated in Tamil Nadu, India.

Synonyms of Ponni

Forms of Ponni

pluralPonnis

Origin of Ponni

Transliteration of Tamil பொன்னி (poṉṉi).

Questions about Ponni

What does Ponni mean?
Ponni means a river flowing through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, India.
What part of speech is Ponni?
Ponni can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Ponni in the dictionary

  1. ponkan
  2. ponkans
  3. Ponkas
  4. ponks
  5. ponmo
  6. Ponni
  7. Ponnji
  8. Ponoarele
  9. Ponoka
  10. Ponoka County
  11. Ponomarenko

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