ಸಪ್ಪು
Kannada
editNoun
editಸಪ್ಪು • (sappu)
- Alternative form of ಸೊಪ್ಪು (soppu)
Tulu
editAlternative forms
edit- ತಪ್ಪು (tappu) — north non brahman
Etymology
editDerived from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨 (sappha), from Sanskrit शष्प (śaṣpa, “young, sprouting grass”). Cognate with Malayalam ചപ്പ് (cappŭ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editಸಪ್ಪು (sappu) (Brahman, south non Brahman)
References
edit- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 127.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2673”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.