ಸಾವು

Kannada

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *caH- (“to die”). Cognate with Tulu ಸಾವು (sāvu), Tamil சாவு (cāvu), Malayalam ചാവ് (cāvŭ), Telugu చావు (cāvu).

Noun

ಸಾವು • (sāvu)

  1. death
    • 1983, M. D. Sundar; V. Somashekhar, director, Chakravyuha, spoken by Shankarappa and Amarnath (Mukhyamantri Chandru and Ambareesh):
      "ಇನ್ ಏನ್ ಬೇಕಪ್ಪ?" "ಸಾವು! ನೀನ್ ಮೆಲ್ಲರ ಸಾವು."
      "in ēn bēkappa?" "sāvu! nīn mellara sāvu."
      "What do you want?" "Death! Your slow death."

References
  • Kittel, Ferdinand (1894), “ಸಾವು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971
  • V. Krishna (2019), “ಸಾವು”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary
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