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)

  1. 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 (pillū), Tamil பிள்ளை (piḷḷai), Telugu పిల్ల (pilla)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pil.lu/, [pil.luː]

Noun

पिल्लू (pillū) n

  1. the young of an animal, baby animal

References

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