பருந்து

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *par-Vntu (“eagle, vulture”). Cognate with Old Kannada ಪರ್ದು (pardu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paɾun̪d̪u/, [pɐɾun̪d̪ɯ]

Noun

பருந்து • (paruntu)

  1. kite, milvus migrans.

Synonyms
  • ராஜாளி (rājāḷi), கருடன் (karuṭaṉ), பிணந்தின்னி (piṇantiṉṉi), கூளிப்பட்சி (kūḷippaṭci)

References

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

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