Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nōnpu

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

*nōnpu[1]

  1. a religious vow

Descendants

  • Tamil: நோன்பு (nōṉpu)
  • Malayalam: നോൻപ് (nōṉpŭ), നോമ്പ് (nōmpŭ)
  • Kannada: ನೋಂಪು (nōmpu)
  • Tulu: ನೋಂಪು (nōmpu)
  • Telugu: నోము (nōmu)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8.
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