𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺

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Prakrit

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Tamil புலி (puli), Gondi పుల్లీ (pullī).

Noun

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𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (pulli) (Devanagari पुल्लि)

  1. tiger

References

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  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पुल्लि”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].