ଅଲି
Kui (India)
A sloth bear
Alternative forms
- ଅଡି (oḍi)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷVñc- (“bear”). Cognate with Tamil உளியம் (uḷiyam, “bear”), Telugu ఎలుగు (elugu, “bear”) and Malayalam ഉളിയം (uḷiyaṁ, “bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oli/
- Hyphenation: ଅ‧ଲି
- Rhymes: -i
References
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eṇku,+elu,+uḷiyam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.
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