బావి
See also: బావ
Telugu
Etymology
Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀯𑀻 (vāvī), from Sanskrit वापी (vāpī). Cognate with Kannada ಬಾವಿ (bāvi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːʋi/
Noun
బావి • (bāvi) n (plural బావులు)
Derived terms
- ఊటబావి (ūṭabāvi)
- గిలకబావి (gilakabāvi, “well fitted with a pulley”)
References
- "బావి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 885
- బావి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)