𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺

Prakrit

Etymology

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

Noun

𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (pulli) (Devanagari पुल्लि)

  1. tiger

References

  • 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].
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