ಮುಳ್ಳು
Kannada
Alternative forms
- ಮುಳು (muḷu), ಮುಳ (muḷa)
Etymology
From Old Kannada ಮುಳ್ (muḷ), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *muḷ.
Noun
ಮುಳ್ಳು • (muḷḷu)
- thorn
- a pointed thing as in prickle, sting, hand of a clock, tongue of a balance, fork etc.
References
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894), “ಮುಳ್ಳು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1356