Malayalam Dictionaryമലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

പരുന്ത്

paruntu paruntŭ /pɐɾun̪t̪ɨ/

noun · നാമം

eagle or kite, carnivorous birds of family Accipitridae.

  1. eagle or kite, carnivorous birds of family Accipitridae.

Forms

alternative പരിന്ത്

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *parVntu (“vulture”). Compare Kannada ಹದ್ದು (haddu), Tamil பருந்து (paruntu) and Telugu బందు (bandu). False cognate of Persian پرنده (parande).

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