ದಿಂಬು

Kannada

Alternative forms

  • ದಿಮ್ಬು (dimbu)

Etymology

Clipping of ತಲೆದಿಂಬು (taledimbu), rebracketing it as ತಲೆ (tale) + ದಿಂಬು (dimbu), from ತಲೆದ (taleda, “to the head”) + ಇಂಬು (imbu, “resting place”). ತಲೆದ (taleda) is likely a dialectal variant of the dative ತಲೆಗೆ (talege).

Noun

ದಿಂಬು • (dimbu)

  1. pillow, cushion
    Synonym: ಮಲಗು (malagu)
  • ತಲೆದಿಂಬು (taledimbu)
  • ತಲೆಗಿಂಬು (talegimbu)

References

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