English
kavadi
Kavadi comes from Tamil காவடி ‘a burden’.
- Tamilmodernகாவடிkāvaṭi‘a burden’
- Englishtodaykavadi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Tamilmodernகாவடிkāvaṭi‘a burden’
- Englishtodaykavadi
Every English word from Tamil காவடி
Today it means
noun An arched wooden structure carried on the shoulders by Malaysian Hindus as a form of penance to Murugan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tamil காவடி / kavadi