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കുരുവി

kuruvi /kuɾuʋi/

noun · നാമം

any small bird in general.

  1. house sparrow, Passer domesticus, a small perching bird with a short bill, and brown and white feathers.

  2. sparrow, any of the small perching birds in the family Passeridae.

  3. any small bird in general.

Forms

alternative കുരികിൽ
alternative കൂരി

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian I *kurVwi (“sparrow”). Cognate with Kannada ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ (gubbacci), Tamil குருவி (kuruvi) and Tulu ಗುರ್ಬಿ (gurbi).

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