സാവു

Tulu

Alternative forms

• താവു (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

സാവു (sāvu) (Kannada spelling ಸಾವು)

1. death

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.