పూవు

See also: పూ-, పూ, పోవు, and పావు

Telugu

Alternative forms

పువ్వు (puvvu)

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *pū. Cognates include Tamil பூ (pū), Malayalam പൂവ് (pūvŭ), Kannada ಹೂವು (hūvu), Tulu ಪೂ (pū).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [puːʋu]

Noun

పూవు • (pūvu) n (plural పూవులు)

flower
Synonym: పుష్పము (puṣpamu)
(pathology) cataract
Synonyms: పొర (pora), పటలము (paṭalamu)
(typography) asterisk, star

References

"పూవు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 787

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