బావి
See also: బావ
Telugu
Etymology
Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀯𑀻 (vāvī), from Sanskrit वापी (vāpī). Cognate with Kannada ಬಾವಿ (bāvi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːʋi/
Noun
బావి • (bāvi) ? (plural బావులు)
- well (shaft for collecting water)
Related terms
- ఊటబావి (ūṭabāvi)
- గిలకబావి (gilakabāvi, “well fitted with a pully”)
See also
- నుయ్యి (nuyyi)
References
బావి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)