In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Chavadi : Place of public assembly of the village. It is the property of the entire community. In it all public business is transacted, and it serves also as the village club the headquarters of the village police and guest house for travellers.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Chāvaḍi (ಛಾವಡಿ):—

1) [noun] a hall or building where governmental deliberations are officially held; a court.

2) [noun] the building, platform or an open space where the members of village administration body meet for deliberation.

3) [noun] a raised platform in front of a house, attached to the front wall, on either side of the main entrance, used as a sit-out.

4) [noun] a place of protection; a shelter.

5) [noun] the office of local police force.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Cavatikkatir, Cavatikkatukkan, Cavatikkovai, Cavatimul, Cavatippunul, Cavatiyelumpu.

Ends with: Ampalaccavati, Ayaccavati, Comparcavati, Cunkaccavati, Kandanchavadi, Karcavati, Kiramaccavati, Kottavarcavati, Nataiccavati, Pancavati, Taccavati, Ucavati.

Full-text: Kolivad, Byahatti, Itagi.

Relevant text

Search found 1 books and stories containing Chavadi, Chāvaḍi; (plurals include: Chavadis, Chāvaḍis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Triveni Journal

Waterman Narappa < [July 1953]

show preview