മൂങ്ങ
Malayalam edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Tamil மூங்கா (mūṅkā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
മൂങ്ങ • (mūṅṅa)
- a kind of owl, Bubo orientalis
- Synonym: നത്ത് (nattŭ)
- owl in general
References edit
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മൂങ്ങ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.