Old Kannada

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Etymology

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Cognate with Old Telugu ప్ఱోలు (pṟōlu).

Noun

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ಪೊಱಲ್ (poṟal)

  1. town, city

Descendants

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  • Kannada: ಪೊಳಲು (poḷalu), ಹೊಳಲು (hoḷalu)

References

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  • Učida, Norihiko, Rajapurohit, B. B. (2013) Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary, 3-11-1, Asahi-chō, Fuchū-shi, 183-8534, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN, page 665, column 2.
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4555”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 403.