ତୂଗୁ

Kui (India)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tuwVr (“coral”). Cognate with Kannada ತೊಗರು (togaru, “scarlet”), Tamil துகிர் (tukir, “red coral”) and Telugu తొగరు (togaru, “scarlet”) and Malayalam തുകിർ (tukiṟ, “red coral”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪uːɡu/

Noun

ତୂଗୁ (tūgu)

Red blood cells

1. blood