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kuñjaro

kuñjara

masc nom sg of kuñjara (noun)

  1. elephant

Etymology. From Sanskrit kuñjara, possibly from a Dravidian source (Tamil kuññiram, Kannada gajja are cognate). The word entered Indo-Aryan languages through language contact in southern India. No Indo-European cognates.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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