ಊರು

Kannada

Etymology

Inherited from Old Kannada ಊರ್ (ūr), from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Tulu ಊರು (ūru), Telugu ఊరు (ūru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːɾu/

Noun

ಊರು • (ūru)

1. habitation, such as a city or town

References

• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಊರು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971

Kodava

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Tulu ಊರು (ūru), Telugu ఊరు (ūru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːɾɨ/

Noun

ಊರು (ūru)

1. habitation, such as a city or town

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Tulu

Alternative forms

• ഊരു (ūru)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Kannada ಊರು (ūru), Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Telugu ఊరు (ūru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːɾu/

Noun

ಊರು (ūru)

1. town, village, dwelling