Telugu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕaːʋu/, [t͡ʃaːʋu]

Noun

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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

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References

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  • Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “చావు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]