കളവ്

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Malayalam[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of കൾ (kaḷ) +‎ വ് (vŭ). Cognate with Tamil களவு (kaḷavu)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

കളവ് • (kaḷavŭ)

  1. lie
  2. dishonesty
  3. thievery; robbery
    Synonyms: മോഷണം (mōṣaṇaṁ), കവർച്ച (kavaṟcca)
    Coordinate terms: കള്ളൻ (kaḷḷaṉ), കള്ള (kaḷḷa), കക്കുക (kakkuka)

References[edit]

  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “കളവു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “കളവ്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
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