ಸಾವು

Kannada

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *caH- (“to die”). Cognate with Tulu ಸಾವು (sāvu), Tamil சாவு (cāvu), Malayalam ചാവുക (cāvuka), Telugu చావు (cāvu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːʋu/

Noun

ಸಾವು • (sāvu)

1. death
   • 1983, M. D. Sundar, directed by V. Somashekhar, Chakravyuha, spoken by Shankarappa and Amarnath (Mukhyamantri Chandru and Ambareesh):

     "ಇನ್ ಏನ್ ಬೇಕಪ್ಪ?" "ಸಾವು! ನೀನ್ ಮೆಲ್ಲರ ಸಾವು."

     "in ēn bēkappa?" "sāvu! nīn mellara sāvu."

     "What do you want?" "Death! Your slow death."

References

• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಸಾವು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971
• V. Krishna (2019) “ಸಾವು”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha

Tulu

Alternative forms

• ತಾವು (tāvu)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *caH- (“to die”). Cognate with Kannada ಸಾವು (sāvu), Tamil சாவு (cāvu), Malayalam ചാവുക (cāvuka), Telugu చావు (cāvu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːʋu/

Noun

ಸಾವು (sāvu) (Malayalam spelling സാവു)

1. death

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.