Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pillV
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Proto-Dravidian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possible related to Hindi बिल्ली (billī). Compare Proto-Indo-Aryan *billa (“cat”).
Noun[edit]
*pillV
- cat (a domesticated subspecies of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 12.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pilli”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 370.