Adikavi

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Adikavi is an honorific title meaning "first poet," traditionally bestowed on pioneering or foundational poets in a literary tradition.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Adikavi canonical 2
Adi Kavi 1
Ādikavi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title
literary title
adiMeans first
appliedTo foundational poets
pioneering poets
associatedWith Sanskrit literature
regional Indian literatures
category honorifics in literature
connotation high literary esteem
primacy in poetic tradition
culturalContext South Asian literature
denotes the earliest major poet in a tradition
etymologyComponent adi
kavi
function to recognize the first major poet of a literary tradition
kaviMeans poet
language Sanskrit-derived term
meaning first poet
originCulture Indic cultural sphere
scope poets regarded as originators of a genre or canon
scriptVariant often written as "Ādikavi" in transliteration
titleFor Valmiki in many Indian traditions
early canonical poets in various languages
usedAs epithet for revered poets
usedIn Indian literary traditions

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pampa honorificTitle Adikavi
Valmiki veneratedAs Adikavi
this entity surface form: Adi Kavi
Adikavi Pampa honorificTitle Adikavi
this entity surface form: Ādikavi