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From ஆய் (āy) + -வு (-vu).
ஆய்வு • (āyvu)
- investigation, research
- width, breadth
- minuteness, diminution, reduction
- distress, suffering
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆய்வு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press