Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ī

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Noun

*ī

fly (the pest)

Descendants

Irula: ஈப்பி (īppi)
Tamil: ஈ (ī), ஈச்சு (īccu)
Telugu: ఈగ (īga)
Malayalam: ഈച്ച (īcca)

Adjective

*ī

Alternative form of *iH.

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 53, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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