pardu

See also: pardû

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pardus.

Adjective

pardu m sg (feminine parda, masculine plural pardos, feminine plural pardes, neuter pardo)

1. brown, brownish

Kaurna

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaɾu]
• Hyphenation: par‧du

Noun

pardu

1. meat, flesh (animal flesh used as food)

   Padlu pardu pangkara ngarkunthi.

   S/he is very fond of meat.

2. animal, game (wild animals hunted for food)

   Parnurlu tittuta pardu turnki yakanthi.

   They are always hunting a lot of game.

Derived terms

• pardu mulartila (“kebab”)
• Pardu Paitya (man's name)
• pardu-apinthi (“to challenge, to threaten”)
• pardu-pamamati (“fork”)
• pardu-wirrka (“curry”)
• pardurdu (“uncircumcised person”)
• pardurninthi (“to turn into an animal”)
• parduwardli (“butcher's shop”)

See also

• kuya (“fish”)
• mai (“plant-based food”)

References

• Amery, Rob; Greenwood, Susie; Morley, Jasmine (2023) [2021], “pardu”, in Kaurna Warrapiipa [Kaurna Dictionary], 3rd edition, Adelaide, SA: Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi; Wakefield Press, page 56
• C.G. Teichelmann, C.W. Schürmann (1840), Outlines of a Grammar, Vocabulary and Phraseology of the Aboriginal Language of South Australia‎^[1], Adelaide, SA: Self-published, page 20

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *parta, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.

Noun

pardu (genitive parran, partitive pardua)

1. beard