Etymology

kavadi

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Today it means: An arched wooden structure carried on the shoulders by Malaysian Hindus as a form of penance to Murugan. Full definition →

Tamil காவடி
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  1. Tamil · borrowed fromகாவடி“a burden”
  2. English todaykavadi

Borrowed from Tamil காவடி (kāvaṭi, “a burden”).

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