پڈ

Brahui

Etymology

Probably cognate with Gondi పీర్ (pīr, “stomach”), Telugu ప్రేగు (prēgu, “gut”), Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀝 (pĕṭṭa, “stomach”), 𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (pŏṭṭa). Relation to Proto-Dravidian *poṭṭ- (“stomach”) is unclear; ultimately the Indo-Aryan and Dravidian terms may share a common source.

Noun

پِڈ (piḍ)

  1. stomach

Further reading

  • Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “4193”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  • Bray, Denys (1934), “piḍ”, in The Brahui Language‎[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary
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