Old Kannada

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Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian *pēn.

Noun

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ಪೇನ್ (pēn)

  1. louse

Descendants

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  • Kannada: ಹೇನು (hēnu)

Further reading

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