అడవి

Telugu

Etymology

    Possibly borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀟𑀯𑀻 (aḍavī), from Sanskrit अटवि (aṭavi, “forest”). Robert Caldwell suggested that it might be a native Dravidian word based on its presence in the Cilappatikaram. Cognate with Tamil அடவி (aṭavi, “forest”), Kannada ಅಡವಿ (aḍavi, “forest”) and Malayalam അടവി (aṭavi, “forest”). Doublet of అటవి (aṭavi).

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    Noun

    అడవి • (aḍavi) n (plural అడవులు)

    1. forest (a dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area)
      Synonyms: కాడు (kāḍu), కాన (kāna), కాననము (kānanamu), చేను (cēnu), పొలము (polamu), అరణ్యము (araṇyamu), వనము (vanamu)
      కండ్లకు గంతకట్టి అడవిలో వదిలిపెట్టబడ్డ వానివలె
      kaṇḍlaku gantakaṭṭi aḍavilō vadilipeṭṭabaḍḍa vānivale
      Like blindfolding (and pinioning) a man and leaving him in the jungle.

    Adjective

    అడవి • (aḍavi)

    1. wild
      అడవిపంది ― aḍavipandi ― wild boar

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