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ಪೆರ್ಬುಲಿ

Old Kannada edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Dravidian *perV- (“big”) + ಪುಲಿ (puli, “tiger”). The formation is from the Proto-Dravidian stage; compare Tamil பெரும்புலி (perumpuli), Telugu బెబ్బులి (bebbuli), Kondekor [script needed] (berbullū, “tiger”), Ollari [script needed] (berpul, “tiger”), Kolami पेर्पुल (perpul).

Noun edit

ಪೆರ್ಬುಲಿ (perbuli)

  1. a big tiger

Descendants edit

  • Kannada: ಹೆಬ್ಬುಲಿ (hebbuli)

References edit

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