Telugu edit

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Etymology edit

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *caH- (to die). Compare Tamil சாவு (cāvu, death), Kannada ಸಾವು (sāvu).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕaːʋu/, [t͡ʃaːʋu]

Noun edit

చావు (cāvun (plural చావులు)

  1. death: the cessation of life and all associated processes.
    కోతి చావు, కోమటి రంకు
    kōti cāvu, kōmaṭi raṅku
    A monkey's death, a Komati's adultery.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Brown-1903, Gwynn (2022) “చావు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]