கல்வெட்டு
Tamil
Etymology
From கல் (kal, “stone”) + வெட்டு (veṭṭu, “cutting, engraving”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal̪ʋeʈːu/, [kʌl̪ʋeʈːɯ]
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Noun
கல்வெட்டு • (kalveṭṭu)
- inscription on stone, slab, tablet
- (figuratively) unalterable word, (as if engraved in stone)
- stanza commemorative of the date of death of an ancestor
- elegy
References
- University of Madras (1924-1936), “கல்வெட்டு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.