ஞெண்டி

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Irula

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yaṇṭ-. Cognate with Tamil நண்டு (naṇṭu), Telugu ఎండ్రి (eṇḍri), Malayalam ഞണ്ട് (ñaṇṭŭ), Tulu ದೆಂಜಿ (deñji), Kolami ఎండె (eṇḍe).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɲeɳɖi/

Noun

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ஞெண்டி (ñeṇḍi)

  1. crab

References

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  • Monisha R. (2022) Phonological comparison of select words of the Aalu Kurumba and Irula languages of the Nilgiris[1]