అడవి

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Telugu

అడవి.

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀟𑀯𑀻 (aḍavī), from Sanskrit अटवि (aṭavi, “forest”). Robert Caldwell suggested that it might be a native Dravidian word based on its presence in the Cilappatikaram. Cognate with Tamil அடவி (aṭavi, “forest”), Kannada ಅಡವಿ (aḍavi, “forest”) and Malayalam അടവി (aṭavi, “forest”). Doublet of అటవి (aṭavi).

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Noun

అడవి • (aḍavi) n (plural అడవులు)

  1. forest (a dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area)
    Synonyms: కాడు (kāḍu), కాన (kāna), కాననము (kānanamu), చేను (cēnu), పొలము (polamu), అరణ్యము (araṇyamu), వనము (vanamu)
    కండ్లకు గంతకట్టి అడవిలో వదిలిపెట్టబడ్డ వానివలె
    kaṇḍlaku gantakaṭṭi aḍavilō vadilipeṭṭabaḍḍa vānivale
    Like blindfolding (and pinioning) a man and leaving him in the jungle.

Adjective

అడవి • (aḍavi)

  1. wild
    అడవిపంది ― aḍavipandi ― wild boar

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