ಬೆರ್ಕು
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Old Kannada
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Dravidian *weruku (“cat”). Cognate with Tamil வெருகு (veruku, “wild-cat”), Malayalam വെരുക് (verukŭ, “civet”), Kurukh बेरख़ा (berxā, “cat”).
Noun
[edit]ಬೆರ್ಕು (berku)
Descendants
[edit]- Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕು (bekku)
Further reading
[edit]- Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಬೆರ್ಕು”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada][1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu