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Telugu
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Dravidian *caH- (“to die”). Compare Tamil சாவு (cāvu, “death”), Kannada ಸಾವು (sāvu).
Pronunciation
Noun
చావు • (cāvu) n (plural చావులు)
- death: the cessation of life and all associated processes.
Derived terms
References
- Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “చావు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]