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PRONUNCIATION OF CAUVERY

Cauvery  [ˈkɔːvərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAUVERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cauvery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAUVERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cauvery

Kaveri

The Kaveri, also spelled Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths. The Kaveri basin is estimated to be 81,155 km2 with many tributaries including the Shimsha, the Hemavati, the Arkavati, Honnuhole, Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani River, the Lokapavani, the Noyyal and the Amaravati River. The river's basin covers 4 states and Union Territories - Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. Rising in southwestern Karnataka, it flows southeast some 800 km to enter the Bay of Bengal. East of Mysore it forms the island of Shivanasamudra, on either side of which are the scenic Shivanasamudra Falls that descend about 320 ft. The river is the source for an extensive irrigation system and for hydroelectric power.

Definition of Cauvery in the English dictionary

The definition of Cauvery in the dictionary is a river in S India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing southeast to the Bay of Bengal. Length: 765 km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAUVERY


beavery
ˈbiːvərɪ
bravery
ˈbreɪvərɪ
calvary
ˈkælvərɪ
carvery
ˈkɑːvərɪ
delivery
dɪˈlɪvərɪ
discovery
dɪˈskʌvərɪ
Godavari
ɡəʊˈdɑːvərɪ
ivory
ˈaɪvərɪ
Kaveri
ˈkɔːvərɪ
livery
ˈlɪvərɪ
ovary
ˈəʊvərɪ
poovery
ˈpuːvərɪ
recovery
rɪˈkʌvərɪ
savory
ˈseɪvərɪ
savoury
ˈseɪvərɪ
servery
ˈsɜːvərɪ
silvery
ˈsɪlvərɪ
slavery
ˈsleɪvərɪ
special-delivery
ˌspɛʃəldɪˈlɪvərɪ
thievery
ˈθiːvərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAUVERY

CAV
cava
Cavaco Silva
Cavafy
cavalcade
Cavalcanti
cavalero
cavaletti
cavalier
cavalier King Charles spaniel
Cavalier poets
cavalierish
cavalierism
cavalierly
cavalla
cavalletti
cavallies
Cavallini

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAUVERY

antislavery
cash on delivery
every
express delivery
general delivery
home delivery
knavery
Medal of Bravery
pizza delivery
recorded delivery
redelivery
rediscovery
revery
rivery
self-discovery
severy
shivery
special delivery
very
waste heat recovery

Synonyms and antonyms of Cauvery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Cauvery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAUVERY

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Translator English - Chinese

科弗里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cauvery
570 millions of speakers

English

Cauvery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कावेरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوفيري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кавери
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cauvery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাবেরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cauvery
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cauvery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaveri
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Cauvery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Cauvery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cauvery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cauvery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காவிரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कावेरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cauvery
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cauvery
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cauvery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кавери
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cauvery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Cauvery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cauvery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Cauvery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cauvery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cauvery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAUVERY»

The term «Cauvery» is regularly used and occupies the 95.921 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAUVERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Cauvery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Cauvery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cauvery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAUVERY»

Discover the use of Cauvery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cauvery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Saints of the Cauvery Delta
Biographical sketches of Hindu saints of Tamil Nadu; includes excerpts from their writings.
R. Krishnamurthy, 1979
2
Paddy Indian
Humorous and thoughtful, this fish-out-of-water tale follows an Indian immigrant in Ireland.
Cauvery Madhavan, 2001
3
The Cauvery River Dispute: Towards Conciliation
Disputes between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Sanjivi Guhan, 1993
4
The uncoupling
From the author of the best-selling novel Paddy Indian comes the story of an unravelling marriage.
Cauvery Madhavan, 2003
5
Hydrology and Water Resources of India
THE CAUVERY BASIN The Cauvery River, also known as Dakshin Ganga or ' Ganga of South', is one of the major interstate peninsular rivers of South India. It is the fourth largest river in the Indian peninsula next only to Godavari, Mahanadi,  ...
Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh, 2007
6
Environmental Controversies
Originating at Talakaveri in the Western Ghats, the Cauvery meanders through the fertile plains of Mysore. The meandering— a trait associated with the final stage of rivers— is maintained till Sivasamudram, where in the northern extension of ...
Shyam Kishor Agarwal, P. S. Dubey, 2002
7
Commercial Crops Technology
Cauvery, though potentially a high yielder, is showing breakdown of resistance to leaf rust due to appearance of new races. Hence a programme to widen genetic base of Cauvery by crossing with other resistant lines like Sln. 9, Sarchimor ...
Alice Kurian, K.V.Peter, 2007
8
Indian Estuaries
A similar situation arose in the 17th century when Chikkadevaraya ruled Mysore, the Naik Queen Rani Mangammal of Madurai and the King Sakasi of Thanjavur ensured that the Cauvery flowed freely into Tamil Nadu, despite their differences.
Syed Zahoor Qasim, 2003
9
River Basin Trajectories: Societies, Environments and ...
The irrigated areas in the Cauvery basin have increased considerably since the 1924 agreement. Tamil Nadu has increased the irrigated areas (including a second crop) from about 620,000 ha to 850,000 ha, about a 60% increase. Karnataka ...
François Molle, Philippus Wester, 2009
10
Cratons and Fold Belts of India
Pandyan Mobile Belt (PMB) is the name given by Ramakrishnan (1993, 1988) to the Southern Granulite Terrain (SGT) situated to the south of the E-W trending Palghat-Cauvery Shear Zone (PCSZ) (Fig. 8.1). The name Pandyan is adopted ...
Ram Sharma, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAUVERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cauvery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Advocate Commissioner confirms possibilities of illegal quarrying in …
The present act of allowing removal of sand from the Cauvery in a pre-identified middle plot of 23 hectares will be a booming ground for fraud ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Dredging of Cauvery channels inspected
The package included 74 works exclusively for the Cauvery sub-basin being executed at an estimate of Rs.3.41 crore. It included dredging of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Work on Cauvery water project launched
Work on a new Cauvery drinking water project was launched on Friday at an estimated cost of Rs.636 crore to augment drinking water supply ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Former Chief Secretary for Cauvery board formation
Former Chief Secretary A. Ravindra, on Tuesday, favoured formation of the Cauvery Management Board to ensure implementation of the ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
5
Canal modernisation in Cauvery basin will be over in two years: CM
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed confidence that modernisation of canals in the Cauvery basin of the State would be completed in ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
6
Three tourist circuits identified to increase footfall in Cauvery basin
In a major boost to tourism promotion in the Cauvery basin — comprising Mysuru, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar and Mandya districts, and parts of ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
7
PMK protests dumping of sewage in Cauvery
Dr. Anbumani said that dumping of untreated sewage and industrial effluents in the Cauvery and the Pennaiyar posed threat to the lives of ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
8
From Cauvery to Nila
Layers of history have been deposited along the Nila River in the area now known as Kalpathy. The story of the Thanjavur families who came to ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
9
Capt to Lead Cauvery Stir on Monday
CHENNAI: The DMDK leader Vijayakant will lead a protest in Tiruvarur on June 29, demanding the release of Cauvery water from Mettur dam ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
10
Inflow into Cauvery on the rise
In what could bring cheer to the farmers of the delta region who look to the water level in Stanley reservoir in Mettur, inflow into Bilingundlu ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cauvery [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cauvery>. Apr 2024 ».
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