cav
hollow
Latin · cavus
Cav words come from the Latin word for hollow. A cave is a hollow in rock, a cavity is a hollow space, and to excavate is to dig a hollow out.
Memory trick
A cave is the hollow where the cav sound echoes back at you.
Words from this root
- cave (cave) — a hollow space in rockगुफ़ा
- cavern (cav + ern) — a large caveबड़ी गुफ़ा
- cavernous (cavern + ous) — large and hollow like a caveगुफ़ा जैसा विशाल
- cavernously (cavernous + ly) — in a hollow, deep wayगहरे खोखले ढंग से
- cavity (cav + ity) — a hollow space, such as in a toothगड्ढा, दाँत का खोखलापन
- excavate (ex + cav + ate) — to dig out a hollowखुदाई करना
- excavation (ex + cav + ation) — a dug-out siteखुदाई स्थल
- caveman (cave + man) — a prehistoric cave dwellerगुफ़ावासी आदिमानव
- caver (cave + r) — a person who explores cavesगुफ़ाओं की खोज करने वाला
- cavefish (cave + fish) — a fish living in cavesगुफ़ा में रहने वाली मछली