നരി

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nari. Cognate with Tamil நரி (nari), Kannada ನರಿ (nari), Tulu ನರ (nara) and Telugu నక్క (nakka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪ɐɾi/

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Noun

നരി • (nari)

1. jackal
2. fox
3. a tiger; especially a tigress

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “നരി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.