ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು

Old Kannada

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *perV- (“big”) + ಪಾವು (pāvu, “snake”). Compare Malayalam പെരുമ്പാമ്പ് (perumpāmpŭ).

Noun

ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು (perbāvu)

  1. a python; a large snake

Descendants
  • Kannada: ಹೆಬ್ಬಾವು (hebbāvu)

References
  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada]‎ (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu
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