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Irula
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दूर (dūra). Compare Tamil தூரம் (tūram).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dʉːra/
Adverb
தூர (düːra)
- far
அதெ நாமு பாத்து அப்பர தூர ஓடி லாரி அஞ்ஜி வந்தேமு.- ade na:mü pa:ttü appära dü:ra o:ḍi lä:ri añji vande:mü.
- Having seen that, we ran far away, having shouted and having feared, we came here.
References
- Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil, University of California, Los Angeles, page 24