ಮರಂ

Old Kannada

Alternative forms

• ಮರ (mara)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *maran.

Noun

ಮರಂ (maraṃ)

1. tree

Descendants

• Alu Kurumba: ಮರ (mara)
• Badaga: ಮೊರ (mora)
• Kannada: ಮರ (mara)

References

• Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಮರ”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ (haḷagannaḍa padasampada) [A Glossary of Old Kannada] (in Kannada), Hampi: Kannada University, page 436

• Subrahmanyam, P.S. (2011) A Supplement to Dravidian etymological dictionary, Chennai : Central Institute of Classical Tamil, page 145.