ಮರ್ದು

Old Kannada

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *maruntu (“medicine”). Cognate with Tamil மருந்து (maruntu), Telugu మందు (mandu), Malayalam മരുന്ന് (marunnŭ).

Noun

ಮರ್ದು (mardu)

  1. drug, medicine

Descendants
  • Kannada: ಮದ್ದು (maddu)

Further reading
  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಮರ್ದು”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [Halagannada Padasampada] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu
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