ಊರು

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Kannada

Etymology

Inherited from Old Kannada ಊರ್ (ūr), from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Tulu ಊರು (ūru), Telugu ఊరు (ūru).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಊರು (ūru)

  1. habitation, such as a city or town

References

  • Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಊರು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971

Kodava

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Tulu ಊರು (ūru), Telugu ఊరు (ūru).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಊರು (ūru)

  1. habitation, such as a city or town

References

Tulu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Kannada ಊರು (ūru), Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Telugu ఊరు (ūru).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಊರು (ūru) (Malayalam spelling ഊരു)

  1. town, village, dwelling