అవ్వ

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil அவ்வை (avvai, “mother”)

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -వ్వ

Noun

అవ్వ • (avva) f (plural అవ్వలు)

  1. A grandmother, a mother.
  2. Any old or respectable woman.

References
  • “అవ్వ” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 98
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