tavy

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noun

Swidden

OriginProto-Brythonic *tam- →
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Meanings

tavy1

nountavy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSwidden
  2. uncountableA slash and burn agricultural technique used in Madagascar.

Tavy2

proper noun
  1. A river in Devon, England.
  2. Tavistock

Tavy3

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Octavia.

    'Octavia? What the hell are you doing here?' 'Working,' said Tavy. 'I lost my job so Jago offered me another.'

    2014, Sara Craven, Seduction Never Lies, page 118

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*tam-
  2. EnglishTavy

Of Brythonic origin, from Proto-Brythonic *tam-, meaning either "dark" or "to flow." See Thames and its listed cognates.

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Cite this entry
APA

tavy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tavy

MLA

“tavy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tavy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tavy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tavy.

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