ఆవలింత

Telugu

Etymology

From ఆవలించు (āvaliñcu, “to yawn”). Possibly related to ఆవి (āvi, “exhalation”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːʋalin̪t̪a/

Noun

ఆవలింత • (āvalinta) n (plural ఆవలింతలు)

1. yawn

   Synonym: జృంభితము (jr̥mbhitamu)

2. yawning

   Synonyms: జృంభము (jr̥mbhamu), జృంభణము (jr̥mbhaṇamu)

References

• "ఆవలింత" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 126