ನೀರ್
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Old Kannada[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīr (“water”). Cognate with Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁆 (nīr, “water”).
Noun[edit]
ನೀರ್ (nīr)
Descendants[edit]
- Kannada: ನೀರು (nīru)
References[edit]
- Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ನೀರ್”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada][1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu
Tulu[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- നീര് (nīrŭ)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīr. Cognate with Badaga நீரு (nīru), Brahui دیر (dīr), Kannada ನೀರು (nīru), Malayalam നീര് (nīrŭ), Tamil நீர் (nīr), Toda நீர் (nīr), Telugu నీరు (nīru).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ನೀರ್ (nīrŭ)
References[edit]
- J. Brigel, A Grammar of the Tulu Language