పువ్వు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pū. Cognate with Kannada ಹೂವು (hūvu), Malayalam പൂവ് (pūvŭ), Tamil பூ (pū), Tulu ಪೂ (pū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puʋːu/
• Rhymes: -వ్వు

Noun

పువ్వు • (puvvu) n (plural పువ్వులు)

1. Alternative form of పూవు (pūvu)

Derived terms

• కొబ్బరిపువ్వు (kobbaripuvvu)

References

• "పువ్వు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 781