பூ

Irula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pū (“flower”). Cognate with Tamil பூ (pū), and Malayalam പൂവ് (pūvŭ).

Noun

பூ (pū)

1. flower

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *puẓu. Cognate with Tamil புழு (puḻu).

Noun

பூ (pū)

1. worm

   Synonym: புகு (puku)

References

• Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil‎, University of California, Los Angeles, page 16

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puː/

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *pū (“flower”). Cognate with Malayalam പൂവ് (pūvŭ), Telugu పూవు (pūvu), Irula பூ (pū), Kannada ಹೂವು (hūvu) and Tulu ಪೂ (pū).

Noun

பூ • (pū) (plural பூக்கள்)

1. flower

   Synonyms: மலர் (malar), புஷ்பம் (puṣpam)

2. crown (of a rooster)
3. (of a coin) tail
4. (pathology) cataract

   Synonym: புரை (purai)

5. the colour blue

   Synonym: நீலம் (nīlam)

Declension

Verb

பூ • (pū)

1. to flower, blossom

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit भू (bhū). Compare Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi), whence comes பூமி (pūmi).

Noun

பூ • (pū)

1. earth, world

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “பூ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]