ആവ്
Malayalam
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Dravidian *ā. Cognate with Tamil ஆ (ā), Kannada ಆವು (āvu) and Telugu ఆవు (āvu).
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Alternative forms
edit- ആക് (ākŭ)
Verb
editആവ് • (āvŭ)
- imperative of ആവുക (āvuka)
Etymology 2
editInherited from Proto-Dravidian *ā (“cow”)
Noun
editആവ് • (āvŭ)
- cow; An adult female of the species Bos taurus, commercially kept for their milk.
References
edit- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ആവ്”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ആവ്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/87086