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From கொடு (koṭu) + வாள் (vāḷ) Cognate with Telugu కొడవలి (koḍavali).
கொடுவாள் • (koṭuvāḷ)
- pruning knife, bill-hook, sickle
- battle-axe
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கொடுவாள்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press