ಪೆರ್ಬುಲಿ
Old Kannada
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Dravidian *perV- (“big”) + ಪುಲಿ (puli, “tiger”). The formation is from the Proto-Dravidian stage; compare Tamil பெரும்புலி (perumpuli), Telugu బెబ్బులి (bebbuli), Kondekor [script needed] (berbullū, “tiger”), Ollari [script needed] (berpul, “tiger”), Kolami पेर्पुल (perpul).
Noun
[edit]ಪೆರ್ಬುಲಿ (perbuli)
Descendants
[edit]- Kannada: ಹೆಬ್ಬುಲಿ (hebbuli)
References
[edit]- Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಪೆರ್ಬುಲಿ”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada][1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu