கழுகு

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *kaḻuk. Cognate with Kannada ಕಂಕ (kaṅka) and Malayalam കഴുകൻ (kaḻukan). Possibly cognate with Latin aquila.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɻuɡu/, [kəɻʊɡɯ]

Noun

கழுகு • (kaḻuku)

eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), vulture (Gyps indicus)

Synonyms

பருந்து (paruntu), ராஜாளி (rājāḷi), கருடன் (karuṭaṉ), பிணந்தின்னி (piṇantiṉṉi), கூளிப்பட்சி (kūḷippaṭci)

References

University of Madras (1924–1936), “கழுகு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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