ആവ്

Malayalam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːʋɨ̆/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *ā. Cognate with Tamil ஆ (ā), Kannada ಆವು (āvu) and Telugu ఆవు (āvu).


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Alternative forms

  • ആക് (ākŭ)

Verb

ആവ് • (āvŭ)

  1. imperative of ആവുക (āvuka)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ā (“cow”)

Noun

ആവ് • (āvŭ)

  1. cow; An adult female of the species Bos taurus, commercially kept for their milk.
    Synonyms: പൈ (pai), പശു (paśu)

References

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