ആവ്

Malayalam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːʋə̆/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *ā. Cognate with Tamil ஆ (ā), Kannada ಆವು (āvu) and Telugu ఆవు (āvu).

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Alternative forms

• ആക് (ākŭ)

Verb

ആവ് • (āvŭ)

1. imperative of ആവുക (āvuka)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ā (“cow”)

Noun

ആവ് • (āvŭ)

A cow

1. cow; An adult female of the species Bos taurus, commercially kept for their milk.

   Synonyms: പൈ (pai), പശു (paśu)

References

• 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