ಮಾವು

Kannada

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Tamil மா (mā), Telugu మా (mā), Malayalam മാമ് (māmŭ). Compare also English mango, a Dravidian borrowing.

Noun

ಮಾವು • (māvu)

  1. mango species

Derived terms
  • ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ (māvinakāyi, “unripe mango”)
  • ಮಾವಿನಹಣ್ಣು (māvinahaṇṇu, “ripe mango”)
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