ಪರ್ದು

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Old Kannada[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Dravidian *par-Vntu (vulture). Cognate with Tamil பருந்து (paruntu, hawk, kite).

Noun[edit]

ಪರ್ದು (pardu)

  1. an eagle
  2. a vulture

Descendants[edit]

  • Kannada: ಹದ್ದು (haddu)

Further reading[edit]

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