Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pī

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

Alternative forms

• *piy

Noun

*pī

1. excrement

Descendants

• Tamil: பீ (pī)
• Malayalam: പീ (pī)
• Kannada: ಪೀ (pī)
• Telugu: పీయి (pīyi)

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pī”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.