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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mayVr

 This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

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Etymology

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Possibly a Wanderwort; compare Santali ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱜ (marak’, “peacock”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *mraik (“peacock”).

Noun

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*mayVr[1][2]

  1. peacock
    Synonym: *ñamVl

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 37.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mayil”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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