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Malayalam
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wīṭu. Cognate with Kannada ಬೀಡು (bīḍu, “house”), Tamil வீடு (vīṭu).
Pronunciation
Noun
വീട് • (vīṭŭ)
- house, home
- Synonym: ഗൃഹം (gr̥haṁ)
References
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “viṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “വീട്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books