വീട്

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wīṭu. Cognate with Kannada ಬೀಡು (bīḍu, “house”), Tamil வீடு (vīṭu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋiːɖɨ̆/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

വീട് • (vīṭŭ)

  1. house, home
    Synonym: ഗൃഹം (gr̥haṁ)

References

  • Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “viṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  • Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  • Warrier, M. I. (2008), “വീട്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
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