Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/ū

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Alternative reconstructions

*uy

Noun

*ū

meat
Synonym: *eṟaycci

Descendants

Southern I:
- Kota (India): ஊ (ū)
- Tamil-Malayalam:
  - Malayalam: ഊപ്പ് (ūppŭ), ഊൻ (ūṉ)
  - Tamil: ஊ (ū), ஊன் (ūṉ)
Southern II:
- Kui (India): ଊଜୁ (ūju)
- Kuvi: ଊୟୁ (ūyu), ଊୟୂ (ūyū), ଊଂଗା (ūṅga)
- Manda (India): ଊଂଗେ (ūṅge)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 728, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 71.

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