Malayalam edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit अटवि (aṭavi). Cognate with Tamil அடவி (aṭavi), Kannada ಅಡವಿ (aḍavi) and Telugu అడవి (aḍavi).

Noun edit

അടവി (aṭavi)

  1. forest, jungle
  2. refuge, shelter, enclosure
    Synonyms: കാട് (kāṭŭ), വനം (vanaṁ)

Etymology 2 edit

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Noun edit

അടവി (aṭavi)

  1. eagle
    Synonym: പരുന്ത് (paruntŭ)

References edit

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “അടവി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books