ಮುಳ್ಳು

Kannada

Alternative forms

ಮುಳು (muḷu), ಮುಳ (muḷa)

Etymology

From Old Kannada ಮುಳ್ (muḷ), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *muḷ Cognate with Telugu ముల్లు (mullu), Tamil முள் (muḷ), Malayalam മുള്ള് (muḷḷŭ).

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

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