ಹೂವು

Kannada

Alternative forms

• ಹೂ (hū), ಹೂಗು (hūgu), ಪೂವು (pūvu)

Etymology

From Old Kannada ಪೂ (pū), ಪೂವು (pūvu), from Proto-Dravidian *pū (“flower”). Cognate with Malayalam പൂവ് (pūvŭ), Tamil பூ (pū), Tulu ಪೂ (pū), Telugu పూవు (pūvu). Doublet of dialectal ಪೂವು (pūvu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːʋu/

Noun

ಹೂವು • (hūvu) f

1. a flower