குரங்கு

Tamil

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, possibly from the cooing sound of monkeys. Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *korVnk-. Cognate with Malayalam കുരങ്ങ് (kuraṅṅŭ), Tulu ಕುರಂಗ (kuraṅga), Kannada ಕೋಡಂಗಿ (kōḍaṅgi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʊɾɐŋɡʊ/, [kʊɾɐŋɡɯ]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

குரங்கு • (kuraṅku)

  1. monkey
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