ಬೆರ್ಕು

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Old Kannada

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Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian *weruku (cat). Cognate with Tamil வெருகு (veruku, wild-cat), Malayalam വെരുക് (verukŭ, civet), Kurukh बेरख़ा (berxā, cat).

Noun

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ಬೆರ್ಕು (berku)

  1. cat

Descendants

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  • Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕು (bekku)

Further reading

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  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಬೆರ್ಕು”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada]‎[1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu