Old Kannada

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian I *pecar, from Proto-Dravidian *pinccVr.

Noun

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ಪೆಸರ್ (pesar)

  1. name
  2. fame

Descendants

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  • Badaga: ಹೆಸರು (hesaru), ಎಸರು (esaru)
  • Kannada: ಹೆಸರು (hesaru)

Further reading

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  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಪೆಸರ್”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ (haḷagannaḍa padasampada) [A Glossary of Old Kannada] (in Kannada), Hampi: Kannada University, page 376