చివర

Telugu

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic قِمَّة (qimma, “peak”). Cognate with Tamil சிமையம் (cimaiyam, “summit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕiʋaɾa/, [t͡ʃiʋaɾa]

Noun

చివర • (civara) n (plural చివరలు)

1. end, tip, extremity or point

Adjective

చివర • (civara)

1. last, final

Related terms

• చిట్టచివర (ciṭṭacivara)

References

• "చివర" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 421
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cimai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 221.