ಮಾವು
Kannada
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Tamil மா (mā), Telugu మా (mā), Malayalam മാമ് (māmŭ). Compare also English mango, a Dravidian borrowing.
Noun
ಮಾವು • (māvu)
- mango species
Derived terms
- ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ (māvinakāyi, “unripe mango”)
- ಮಾವಿನಹಣ್ಣು (māvinahaṇṇu, “ripe mango”)