Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *panṯi (“pig”). Cognate with Tamil பன்றி (paṉṟi), Telugu పంది (pandi), Kannada ಹಂದಿ (handi), Malayalam പന്നി (panni).
(pañji) (Kannada spelling ಪಂಜಿ, Malayalam spelling പഞ്ജി)