లావు

See also: లోవ

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Tamil அள் (aḷ, “strength, firmness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːʋu/

Noun

లావు • (lāvu) ? (plural లావులు)

1. bigness, stoutness, corpulence
2. power, strength
3. greatness

Adjective

లావు • (lāvu)

1. stout

References

• "లావు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1110
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “aḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 27.