கண்ணு

Irula

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇ. Cognates with Kannada ಕಣ್ಣು (kaṇṇu), Malayalam കണ്ണ് (kaṇṇŭ), Kota (India) கொண் (koṇ), Brahui خَنِنگ (xaning) and Tamil கண் (kaṇ).

Noun

கண்ணு (kaṇṇu)

1. eye

References

• Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil‎^[1], University of California, Los Angeles, page 56