ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು
Appearance
Old Kannada
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Dravidian *perV- (“big”) + ಪಾವು (pāvu, “snake”). Compare Malayalam പെരുമ്പാമ്പ് (perumpāmpŭ).
Noun
[edit]ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು (perbāvu)
- a python; a large snake
Descendants
[edit]- Kannada: ಹೆಬ್ಬಾವು (hebbāvu)
References
[edit]- Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada][1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu