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Telugu
Etymology
Originating from Tamil அருவா (aruvā), referring to Arava/Aruva Nadu (now Tondaimandalam/Tondai Nadu), a kingdom south of Andhra Pradesh that was one of the ancient Tamil kingdoms in the Tamilakam (compare Tamil அருவர் (aruvar, “Tamil people, Tamils”)). A common folk etymology is that it is a Sanskritic formation from అ- (a-, “a-; without”) + రవము (ravamu, “sound”) in reference to Tamil's lack of aspiration in consonants.
Proper noun
అరవము • (aravamu) ?
- (dated) Tamil language.
నీకు అరవము వచ్చునా?- nīku aravamu vaccunā?
- Do you know Tamil?
Synonyms
- అరవలు (aravalu, “Tamilians”)
References
- "అరవము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 79
- అరవము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “అఱవము”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “aruvā”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 29.