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ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು

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Old Kannada

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Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian *perV- (big) + ಪಾವು (pāvu, snake). Compare Malayalam പെരുമ്പാമ്പ് (perumpāmpŭ).

Noun

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ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು (perbāvu)

  1. a python; a large snake

Descendants

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  • Kannada: ಹೆಬ್ಬಾವು (hebbāvu)

References

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  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada]‎[1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu