ଅଲି

Kui (India)

A sloth bear

Alternative forms

• ଅଡି (oḍi)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷVñc- (“bear”). Cognate with Tamil உளியம் (uḷiyam, “bear”), Telugu ఎలుగు (elugu, “bear”) and Malayalam ഉളിയം (uḷiyaṁ, “bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oli/
• Hyphenation: ଅ‧ଲି
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

ଅଲି (oli)

1. bear

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eṇku,+elu,+uḷiyam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.