ಪುೞು

Old Kannada

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *puẓu.

Noun

ಪುೞು (puḻu)

  1. worm
  2. empty
Descendants
  • Kannada: ಹುಳು (huḷu)
  • Jennu Kurumba: ಉಳು (uḷu)

Etymology 2

Noun

ಪುೞು (puḻu)

  1. civet

References

  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಹುಟು”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ (haḷagannaḍa padasampada) [A Glossary of Old Kannada] (in Kannada), Hampi: Kannada University, page 369