കളവ്

Malayalam

Etymology

Compound of കൾ (kaḷ) +‎ വ് (vŭ). Cognate with Kannada ಕಳವು (kaḷavu) and Tamil களவு (kaḷavu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɐɭɐʋɨ/

Noun

കളവ് • (kaḷavŭ)

lie
dishonesty
thievery; robbery
Synonyms: മോഷണം (mōṣaṇaṁ), കവർച്ച (kavaṟcca)

Coordinate terms: കള്ളൻ (kaḷḷaṉ), കള്ള (kaḷḷa), കക്കുക (kakkuka)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872), “കളവു [kaḷavu]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
Warrier, M. I. (2008), “കളവ് [kaḷavŭ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books