ಪುೞು

Old Kannada

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *puẓu.

Noun

ಪುೞು (puḻu)

1. worm
2. empty

Descendants

• Kannada: ಹುಳು (huḷu)
• Jennu Kurumba: ಉಳು (uḷu)

Etymology 2

Noun

ಪುೞು (puḻu)

1. civet

References

• Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಹುಟು”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ (haḷagannaḍa padasampada) [A Glossary of Old Kannada] (in Kannada), Hampi: Kannada University, page 369