கல்வி

Tamil

Etymology

கல் (kal) +‎ -வி (-vi). Cognate with Kannada ಕಲ್ಪಿ (kalpi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɐlʋɪ/, [kɐlʋi]
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Noun

கல்வி • (kalvi)

  1. education
    Synonym: கற்கை (kaṟkai)
  2. learning, erudition
    Synonyms: கற்றல் (kaṟṟal), கலை (kalai)
  3. science, letters, arts
    Synonyms: விஞ்ஞானம் (viññāṉam), அறிவியல் (aṟiviyal), வித்தை (vittai)

Derived terms

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “கல்வி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “கல்வி”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
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