ಸಾವು
Kannada
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *caH- (“to die”). Cognate with Tulu ಸಾವು (sāvu), Tamil சாவு (cāvu), Malayalam ചാവുക (cāvuka), Telugu చావు (cāvu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saːʋu/
Noun
ಸಾವು • (sāvu)
- death
- 1983, M. D. Sundar, directed by V. Somashekhar, Chakravyuha, spoken by Shankarappa and Amarnath (Mukhyamantri Chandru and Ambareesh):
- "ಇನ್ ಏನ್ ಬೇಕಪ್ಪ?" "ಸಾವು! ನೀನ್ ಮೆಲ್ಲರ ಸಾವು."
- "in ēn bēkappa?" "sāvu! nīn mellara sāvu."
- "What do you want?" "Death! Your slow death."
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ಸಾವು (sāvu) | ಸಾವುಗಳು (sāvugaḷu) |
| accusative | ಸಾವನ್ನು (sāvannu) | ಸಾವುಗಳನ್ನು (sāvugaḷannu) |
| instrumental | ಸಾವಿನಿಂದ (sāvininda) | ಸಾವುಗಳಿಂದ (sāvugaḷinda) |
| dative | ಸಾವಿಗೆ (sāvige) | ಸಾವುಗಳಿಗೆ (sāvugaḷige) |
| genitive | ಸಾವಿನ (sāvina) | ಸಾವುಗಳ (sāvugaḷa) |
References
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಸಾವು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಸಾವು”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
Tulu
Alternative forms
- ತಾವು (tāvu)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *caH- (“to die”). Cognate with Kannada ಸಾವು (sāvu), Tamil சாவு (cāvu), Malayalam ചാവുക (cāvuka), Telugu చావు (cāvu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saːʋu/
Noun
ಸಾವು (sāvu) (Malayalam spelling സാവു)
References
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.