κόττος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀵𑀺 (kōḻi) or Old Telugu కోడి (kōḍi) .[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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κόττος (kóttosn (indeclinable)

  1. chicken

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Masica, Colin. Aryan and Non-Aryan in India, p.125
  2. ^ According to Colin Masica Greek κόττος/kóttos probably comes from a Dravidian term for Chicken and suggests either Tamil kōḻi/கோழி or Telugu Kōḍi/కోడి for chicken.