పూవు

See also: పూ-, పూ, పోవు, and పావు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• పువ్వు (puvvu), పూ (pū)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puːʋu/

Noun

పూవు • (pūvu) n (plural పూవులు)

1. flower

   Synonym: పుష్పము (puṣpamu)

2. (pathology) cataract

   Synonyms: పొర (pora), పటలము (paṭalamu)

3. (typography) asterisk, star

References

• Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “పూవు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]