అరి
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Dravidian *ari. Cognate with Tamil வரி (vari, “tribute, tax, duty”), Tamil அரி (ari, “reaped handful of paddy rice”).
Noun
అరి • (ari) n (plural అరులు)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit अरि (ari, “enemy”). Cognate with Tamil அரி (ari, “enemy”).
Noun
అరి • (ari) n (plural అరులు)
- An enemy.
Derived terms
References
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
- in A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary by T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau
- "అరి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 80
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