Malayalam Dictionary മലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

കവടി

kavati kavaṭi /kɐʋɐɖi/

Meaning in English

shell of this mollusc

noun · നാമം

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. cowrie, Monetaria moneta, a small marine gastropod with colourful patterned shells, native the Indian Ocean

  2. shell of this mollusc

  3. any member of the genus Cypaeidae

Forms

the word കവടി
of / belonging to കവടിതൻ
to / for കവടിക്ക്
as the object കവടിയെ
in / at കവടിയിൽ
with കവടിയോടു
by / using കവടിയാൽ
more than one കവടികൾ

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಕವಡೆ (kavaḍe) and Punjabi ਕੌਡੀ (kauḍī)

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