"కావు" meaning in Telugu

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Noun

Forms: kāvu [romanization], కావు లు [plural]
Head templates: {{te-noun}} కావు • (kāvu) ? (plural కావులు)
  1. (onomatopoeia) caw or cawing (the sound of crows) Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-కావు-te-noun-OnuAP811 Categories (other): Telugu onomatopoeias, Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 70 30
  2. a black mark on the forehead worn for good luck
    Sense id: en-కావు-te-noun-d3F3nopU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Telugu entries with incorrect language header, Telugu terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Telugu entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Telugu terms with redundant script codes: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: కావుకావు (kāvukāvu)
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        "a black mark on the forehead worn for good luck"
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      "form": "కావు లు",
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      ]
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  ],
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