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Malayalam
Etymology
Compound of കൾ (kaḷ) + വ് (vŭ). Cognate with Tamil களவு (kaḷavu)
Pronunciation
Noun
കളവ് • (kaḷavŭ)
- lie
- dishonesty
- thievery; robbery
- Synonyms: മോഷണം (mōṣaṇaṁ), കവർച്ച (kavaṟcca)
- Coordinate terms: കള്ളൻ (kaḷḷaṉ), കള്ള (kaḷḷa), കക്കുക (kakkuka)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “കളവു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “കളവ്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books