पिल्लू
Konkani
Alternative forms
- पील (pīl)
Etymology
From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*pilla, “young of an animal”), from Dravidian. Compare Kannada ಪಿಳ್ಳೆ (piḷḷe), Hindi पिल्ला (pillā), Malayalam പിള്ള (piḷḷa), Marathi पिल्लू (pillū), Tamil பிள்ளை (piḷḷai), Telugu పిల్ల (pilla).
Noun
पिल्लू • (pillū) (Latin script pil'lu, Kannada script ಪಿಲ್ಲೂ)
- the young of an animal
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*pilla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Alternative forms
- पिलू (pilū), पील (pīl)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘱𑘩𑘳 (pilu), 𑘢𑘱𑘩𑘹𑘽 (pileṃ), 𑘢𑘱𑘩𑘿𑘩𑘹𑘽 (pilleṃ), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*pilla, “young of an animal”), from Dravidian. Compare Hindi पिल्ला (pillā), Kannada ಪಿಳ್ಳೆ (piḷḷe), Malayalam പിള്ള (piḷḷa), Konkani पिल्लू, Tamil பிள்ளை (piḷḷai), Telugu పిల్ల (pilla)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pil.lu/, [pil.luː]
Noun
पिल्लू • (pillū) n
- the young of an animal, baby animal
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “पिल्लू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पिलूं”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “पिलूं-ल्लूं,_पिलें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*pilla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press