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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kurVwi

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

Noun

*kurVwi[1][2]

  1. sparrow
    Synonym: *piẓVcc-

Descendants
  • Malayalam: കുരുവി (kuruvi)
  • Tamil: குருவி (kuruvi)
  • Kannada: ಗುಬ್ಬಿ (gubbi), ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ (gubbacci)
  • Tulu: ಗುರ್ಬಿ (gurbi)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 13, 526.
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kuruvi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.
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