കൂരമാൻ
Malayalam
Alternative forms
- കൂരൻ (kūraṉ)
Etymology
Compound of Proto-Dravidian *kurVc- + മാൻ (māṉ), though the first part is uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuːɾɐmaːn/
Noun
കൂരമാൻ • (kūramāṉ)
- chevrotain, mouse deer
- (archaic) hog deer
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “കൂരന് [kūraṉ]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Kailash Nath (2019), “കൂരന്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary