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Subject: [agathiyar] Re: New word for cell phone?
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"Mani M. Manivannan" wrote:
> அகவி என்பது personal phone, mobile phone, cell phone என்பதற்கு
> இணையான சொல்லோ?
>
> மணி மு. மணிவண்ணன்

Merriam-Webster says:

Main Entry: 2page
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): paged; paging
Date: 15th century
1 : to wait on or serve in the capacity of a page
2 : to summon by repeatedly calling out the name of

And அகவுதல் means 'Calling'. (உ-ம்: மயில் அகவும்)

It fits well!

Vikram