Malayalam Dictionary

പുഴുക്

puzhuku puḻukŭ /puɻuɡɨ/

noun · നാമം

The animal from which it is extracted

  1. civet, musk-like glandular secretion of various viverrids, used in perfumery.

  2. The animal from which it is extracted

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಪುನುಗು (punugu, “civet”), Tamil புனுகு (puṉuku, “civet”) and Telugu పునుగు (punugu, “civet”). Doublet of പുനുക് (punukŭ) with the same meaning.

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