பருந்து

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *par-Vntu (“eagle, vulture”). Cognate with Old Kannada ಪರ್ದು (pardu).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
IPA^(key): /pɐɾʊn̪d̪ʊ/, [pɐɾʊn̪d̪ɯ]

Noun

பருந்து • (paruntu)

kite, milvus migrans.

Synonyms

ராஜாளி (rājāḷi), கருடன் (karuṭaṉ), பிணந்தின்னி (piṇantiṉṉi), கூளிப்பட்சி (kūḷippaṭci)

References

University of Madras (1924–1936) “பருந்து”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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