ജെംജി

Tulu

Alternative forms

• ദെംജി (deñji), ഡെംജി (ḍeñji)
• എഡെംജി (eḍeñji) — unattested

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ñaṇṭ-. Cognate with Kodava ಞಂಡು (ñaṇḍu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒend͡ʒi/

Noun

ജെംജി (jeñji) (Kannada spelling ಜೆಂಜಿ)

1. crab

References

Männer, Rev. A. (1886) Tulu-English dictionary‎^[1], Mangaluru: Basel mission press