कींदा

Kurukh

date tree

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu. Cognate with Malayalam ഈന്ത് (īntŭ), Kannada ಈಚಲು (īcalu), Kui (India) ସୀତା (sīta), Kuvi ସୀନ୍ଦି (sīndi), Gondi సీంది (sīndi), Tamil ஈச்சம் (īccam), Telugu ఈత (īta), Bengali হেঁতাল (hẽtal) and Sanskrit हिन्ताल (hintāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kĩːn̪d̪aː/

Noun

कींदा (kīndā)

1. palm tree, date tree

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “īntu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.