unta'

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Tausug[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay unta, from Prakrit, from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úštras, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ūsr- (buffalo). Compare to English oont, Hindi ऊँट (ū̃ṭ), Konkani ओंटे (oṇṭe), Gujarati ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa).

unta'

  1. camel