చావు

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See also: చెవి, చవి, and చేవ

Telugu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕaːʋu/, [t͡ʃaːʋu]

Noun[edit]

చావు • (cāvu) n (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.

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References[edit]

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