Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ī
Proto-Dravidian
editEtymology 1
editNoun
edit*ī
- fly (the pest)
Descendants
edit- Brahui: ہِیڷ (hīł)
- Irula: ஈப்பி (īppi)
- Tamil: ஈ (ī), ஈச்சு (īccu)
- Telugu: ఈగ (īga)
- Malayalam: ഈച്ച (īcca)
Etymology 2
editAdjective
edit*ī
- Alternative form of *iH.
See also
editReferences
edit- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “53”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.