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Kannada
Etymology
From Old Kannada ಪಲ್ಲಿ (palli), from Proto-Dravidian *palli (“lizard”). Cognate with Tamil பல்லி (palli), Malayalam പല്ലി (palli), Telugu బల్లి (balli).
Pronunciation
Noun
ಪಲ್ಲಿ • (palli)
- a gecko; house lizard
Declension
| Case/Form
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಯು (palliyu)
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಗಳು (palligaḷu)
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| Accusative
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಯನ್ನು (palliyannu)
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಗಳನ್ನು (palligaḷannu)
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| Instrumental
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಯಿಂದ (palliyinda)
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಗಳಿಂದ (palligaḷinda)
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| Dative
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಗೆ (pallige)
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಗಳಿಗೆ (palligaḷige)
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| Genitive
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಯ (palliya)
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ಪಲ್ಲಿಗಳ (palligaḷa)
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Old Kannada
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *palli (“lizard”). Cognate with Tamil பல்லி (palli), Malayalam പല്ലി (palli), Telugu బల్లి (balli).
Noun
ಪಲ್ಲಿ (palli)
- a house lizard, gecko
Descendants
Further reading
- Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಪಲ್ಲಿ”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu