பதவி

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit पदवी (padavī). Cognate with Malayalam പദവി (padavi) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɐd̪ɐʋɪ/, [pɐd̪ɐʋi]

Noun[edit]

பதவி (patavi)

  1. rank, position, situation, station
  2. road, path, way

References[edit]

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