Old Kannada edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Dravidian *naHay.

Noun edit

ನಾಯ್ (nāy)

  1. a dog

Descendants edit

  • Kannada: ನಾಯಿ (nāyi)

Further reading edit

  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ನಾಯ್”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada]‎[1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu