| 释义 |
Tulu, n. (and a.)|ˈtuːluː|
[a. Dravidian Tuḷu the region in which the Tulu language is spoken.]
A Dravidian language spoken in the Mangalore region of south-western India; also attrib. or as adj. Also ˈTuluva [a. Dravidian Tuḷuva the Tulu language], in same sense.
1815F. W. Ellis Diss. Second on Malayálma Lang. 1, Malayál′ma..is spoken..in Cúpam, but in this province and in Tulu, which constituted the district,..the Tuluva, a distinct dialect..prevails. 1837H. Harkness Anc. & Mod. Alphabets Pop. Hindu Lang. p. i, Under the heading of Malayalma, are also included the Characters of the Sister Dialect, the Tuluva. 1873E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 2) III. s.v. Konkan, The mixed Konkani tongue, appears to be only Marathi with a large infusion of Tulu and Canarese words. 1911Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 370/1 Tulu, or Tuluva, a language of the Dravidian family, found chiefly in the South Kanara district of Madras... In 1901 the total number of speakers of Tulu exceeded half a million. 1939L. H. Gray Foundations of Lang. 386 [Dravidian] falls into four great divisions, the first of which is Tamil-Kurukh, comprising Tamil..Malayāḷam..Tuḷu in the Mangalore area on the west coast [etc.]. 1969Language XLV. 681 Fifteen forms are listed from the Tulu language. 1977C. F. & F. M. Voegelin Classification & Index World's Lang. 127 Tuḷu = Tuluva. 940,000. South Kanara District of Mysore state on the west coast of India. |