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fife meaning in Tamil

ஃபைஃப்

/ˈfaɪf/

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fife in Tamil: ஃபைஃப். In English, fife means a small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.

Tamil words for fife

ஃபைஃப்

English meaning of fife

  1. noun A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.
  2. verb To play this instrument.
  3. numeral Used instead of five in radio communications, especially NATO and ICAO, to avoid confusion with fire or nine.

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Questions about fife in Tamil

What is the meaning of fife in Tamil?
Fife in Tamil is ஃபைஃப்.
fife என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Fife: ஃபைஃப்.
What does fife mean in English?
Fife means a small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.

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Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “fife”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: fife (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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