കളവ്

Malayalam

Etymology

Compound of കൾ (kaḷ) +‎ വ് (vŭ). Cognate with Tamil களவு (kaḷavu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐɭɐʋɨ̆/

Noun

കളവ് • (kaḷavŭ)

1. lie
2. dishonesty
3. thievery; robbery

   Synonyms: മോഷണം (mōṣaṇaṁ), കവർച്ച (kavaṟcca)

   Coordinate terms: കള്ളൻ (kaḷḷaṉ), കള്ള (kaḷḷa), കക്കുക (kakkuka)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “കളവു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “കളവ്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books