ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು
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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