Boy
Karthik
கார்த்திக் (Tamil), కార్తీక్ (Telugu), കാർത്തിക് (Malayalam)
One who is brave; name of the war‑god Kartikeya
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
KAR‑tik
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கார்த்திக் (Tamil), కార్తీక్ (Telugu), കാർത്തിക് (Malayalam)
One who is brave; name of the war‑god Kartikeya
KAR‑tik
கவின் (Tamil) [1]
beauty, grace, fairness, comeliness (Tamil) [1][2][3]
/kɐ.ˈʋɪn/ [1]
काव्य (Devanagari)
poetry, poem
KUV‑yuh (English)
किरण (Devanagari)
Ray of light / sunbeam
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