ಊರು
Kannada
Etymology
Inherited from Old Kannada ಊರ್ (ūr), from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Tulu ಊರು (ūru), Telugu ఊరు (ūru).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːɾu/
Noun
ಊರು • (ūru)
- habitation, such as a city or town
References
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಊರು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971
Kodava
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Tulu ಊರು (ūru), Telugu ఊరు (ūru).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːɾɨ/
Noun
ಊರು (ūru)
- habitation, such as a city or town
References
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Tulu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Kannada ಊರು (ūru), Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Telugu ఊరు (ūru).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːɾu/
Noun
ಊರು (ūru) (Malayalam spelling ഊരു)