చావు
Appearance
Telugu
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Proto-Dravidian *caH- (“to die”). Compare Tamil சாவு (cāvu, “death”), Kannada ಸಾವು (sāvu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]చావు • (cāvu) n (plural చావులు)
- death: the cessation of life and all associated processes.
- కోతి చావు, కోమటి రంకు
- kōti cāvu, kōmaṭi raṅku
- A monkey's death, a Komati's adultery.