கல்வெட்டு

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Tamil

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Etymology

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From கல் (kal, stone) +‎ வெட்டு (veṭṭu, cutting, engraving).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɐlʋɛʈːʊ/, [kɐlʋɛʈːɯ]
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Noun

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கல்வெட்டு (kalveṭṭu)

  1. inscription on stone, slab, tablet
  2. (figurative) unalterable word, (as if engraved in stone)
  3. stanza commemorative of the date of death of an ancestor
  4. elegy

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