Kannada edit

Etymology edit

Compare Old Kannada ಇಱುಂಪು (iṟumpu) and Modern Standard Kannada ಇರುವೆ (iruve). The word was inherited from an unattested variant of Old Kannada ಇಱುಂಪು (iṟumpu), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *eṟu- (ant). Compare Tamil எறும்பு (eṟumpu).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ಎರುಗು (erugu)

  1. (Havigannada) ant
    Synonym: ಇರುವೆ (iruve)