South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *puẓuŋ-

Meaning : civet cat

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : puẓuku, pun_uku

Tamil meaning : civet; civet cat

Malayalam : puẓuku, puẓu

Malayalam meaning : civet; civet cat

Kannada : puẓa, puẓu, puṇugu, puṇagu, punagu, punugu, pula

Kannada meaning : civet

Kodagu : pū-bekkɨ

Kodagu meaning : civet cat

Tulu : puṇuŋgu, puṇugu, punugu

Tulu meaning : civet

Notes : Apparently the inlaut -ṇ- is due to assimilation with the suffixal -ŋ-.

Number in DED : 4313

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