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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tinkaḷ

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Etymology

From *tink +‎ *aḷ.

Noun

*tinkaḷ[1][2]

  1. moon

Descendants
  • Malayalam: തിങ്കൾ (tiṅkaḷ), തിങ്ങൾ (tiṅṅaḷ)
  • Old Kannada: ತಿಂಗಳ್ (tiṅgaḷ)
  • Tamil: திங்கள் (tiṅkaḷ)
  • Tulu: ತಿಙ್ಗೊಳು (tiṅgoḷu)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
  2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “tiṅkaḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 279.
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