கவ்வு

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From வௌவு (vauvu), or வவ்வு (vavvu). Cognate with Telugu కవియు (kaviyu).

Verb

கவ்வு • (kavvu)

  1. to snatch, take up by mouth or beak, as by an animal
  2. to seize, grasp with eagerness
    Synonym: வௌவு (vauvu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of கவ்வு (kavvu)

Etymology 2

From the above verb.

Noun

கவ்வு • (kavvu)

  1. bite, seizing by the mouth, as a dog
  2. grasp of the mouth
  3. eating
    Synonym: தின்கை (tiṉkai)
  4. fork of a branch or horn
    Synonym: கவட்டை (kavaṭṭai)
Declension
u-stem declension of கவ்வு (kavvu)
singular plural
nominative
kavvu 		கவ்வுகள்
kavvukaḷ
vocative கவ்வே
kavvē 		கவ்வுகளே
kavvukaḷē
accusative கவ்வை
kavvai 		கவ்வுகளை
kavvukaḷai
dative கவ்வுக்கு
kavvukku 		கவ்வுகளுக்கு
kavvukaḷukku
benefactive கவ்வுக்காக
kavvukkāka 		கவ்வுகளுக்காக
kavvukaḷukkāka
genitive 1 கவ்வுடைய
kavvuṭaiya 		கவ்வுகளுடைய
kavvukaḷuṭaiya
genitive 2 கவ்வின்
kavviṉ 		கவ்வுகளின்
kavvukaḷiṉ
locative 1 கவ்வில்
kavvil 		கவ்வுகளில்
kavvukaḷil
locative 2 கவ்விடம்
kavviṭam 		கவ்வுகளிடம்
kavvukaḷiṭam
sociative 1 கவ்வோடு
kavvōṭu 		கவ்வுகளோடு
kavvukaḷōṭu
sociative 2 கவ்வுடன்
kavvuṭaṉ 		கவ்வுகளுடன்
kavvukaḷuṭaṉ
instrumental கவ்வால்
kavvāl 		கவ்வுகளால்
kavvukaḷāl
ablative கவ்விலிருந்து
kavviliruntu 		கவ்வுகளிலிருந்து
kavvukaḷiliruntu

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “கவ்வு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “கவ்வு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
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