Tanım
•puppet, doll · image, picture, portrait · pupil of the eye
Etimoloji
From பா (pā, “weaving thread”) + -வை (-vai), compare பாப்பா (pāppā, “doll, iris, child, little girl”). Cognate with Kannada ಪಾಪೆ (pāpe), Malayalam പാവ (pāva) and Telugu పాప (pāpa).