دیر

See also: دیز, دير, and د ي ر

Brahui

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīr. Cognate with Badaga நீரு (nīru), Kannada ನೀರು (nīru), Malayalam നീര് (nīrŭ), Tamil நீர் (nīr), Toda நீர் (nīr), Tulu ನೀರ್ (nīrŭ), Telugu నీరు (nīru).

Noun

دِیر (dīr)

1. water

References

• Bray, Denys (1934), “dīr”, in The Brahui Language‎, Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 98

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀr. Cognate with Tamil யார் (yār, “who”), Kannada ಯಾರು (yāru).

Pronoun

دیر (der)

1. who

   اونا پِن دیر اے؟

   onā pin der e?

   What is his name?

References

• Bray, Denys (1934), “dēr”, in The Brahui Language‎, Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 97