HOW THE MOLE AND MONGOOSE GOT THEIR NAMES: SANSKRIT AKHÚ- AND NAKULÁ-.
Examines the etymology of the Sanskrit words for mole and mongoose. Proposals for the origin of the words in the scholarly literature; Evidence of the link between badgers and moles; Principal Sanskrit name for mongoose.
| Publicado en: | Journal of the American Oriental Society Vol. 122; no. 2; pp. 296 - 311 |
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American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA)
Apr-Jun2002
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| Sumario: | Examines the etymology of the Sanskrit words for mole and mongoose. Proposals for the origin of the words in the scholarly literature; Evidence of the link between badgers and moles; Principal Sanskrit name for mongoose. |
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