മൂങ്ങ

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil மூங்கா (mūṅkā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muːŋŋɐ/
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Noun

മൂങ്ങ • (mūṅṅa)

a kind of owl, Bubo orientalis
Synonym: നത്ത് (nattŭ)
owl in general
Synonyms: കൂമൻ (kūmaṉ), ആന്ത (ānta)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മൂങ്ങ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.

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