പാറ

Malayalam

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *pāṯay. Compare cognate Tamil பாறை (pāṟai).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paːra/

Noun

പാറ • (pāṟa)

boulder, large stone
Coordinate terms: ശില (śila), കല്ല് (kallŭ)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872), “പാറ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “pāṟai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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