Tulu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خراب (xarāb), from Arabic خَرَاب (ḵarāb). Compare Bengali খারাপ (kharap).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ಖರಾಬ್ (kharābŭ) (Malayalam spelling ഖരാബു്)

  1. bad, filthy, disgusting

References

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Männer, Rev. A. (1886) Tulu-English dictionary[1], Mangaluru: Basel mission press