ಯಾನಿ

Betta Kurumba

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”). Cognate with Tamil யானை (yāṉai), Malayalam ആന (āna), Telugu ఏనుగు (ēnugu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaːn̪i/

Noun

ಯಾನಿ (yāni)

1. elephant

References

• Zvelebil, Kamil V. (1982) “ಯಾನಿ”, in Bëṭṭu̵ Kuṟumba: First Report on a Tribal Language‎^[1], Journal of the American Oriental Society