கூடு

• IPA^(key): /kuːɖʊ/, [kuːɖɯ]

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• Hyphenation: கூ‧டு
• Rhymes: -ɯ

From Proto-Dravidian *kūṭu (“nest, receptacle”). Cognate with Malayalam കൂട് (kūṭŭ), Telugu గూడు (gūḍu), Kannada ಗೂಡು (gūḍu), Pengo ଗୁଡା (guḍa).

கூடு • (kūṭu)

1. nest, birdcage, coop, hive
2. pen, cage, kennel
3. (architecture) dome, cupola
4. receptacle for grain
5. basket for catching fish
6. quiver, sheath, case, envelope

• → Sinhalese: කූඩුව (kūḍuwa)
• >? Thai: กุฏิ (gù-dtì, “birdhouse”)

Cognate with Malayalam കൂടുക (kūṭuka), Telugu కూడు (kūḍu).

கூடு • (kūṭu)

1. to join, to meet, to come together
2. to collect, to assemble, to congregate, to unite

• கூட்டு (kūṭṭu) (causative of கூடு)

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “கூடு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press, page 1070
• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 148.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 172.