கல்வெட்டு

Tamil

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

கல்வெட்டு • (kalveṭṭu)

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

Derived terms

கல்வெட்டியல் (kalveṭṭiyal)

References

University of Madras (1924–1936) “கல்வெட்டு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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