Yes this is still true for Kannada. Usually we use “devasthāna” which is clearly of Sanskrit origin and “devara guḍi.” For some reason that word didn’t seem to make it in to Kannada from Tamil. I’m not sure about old kannada, however, I don’t see anything in the Kittel dictionary. Good luck with the other questions!

On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 5:32 PM Periannan Chandrasekaran via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear Indology members
I am looking for the earliest epigraphical attestations of Telugu kōyila, kōvela 'temple' which DEDR lists.
DEDR has left out the form kōyilamu attested in an early 10th century inscription (p.186).
The same DEDR entry has interestingly no cognate Kannada words. Is this still true?
Regards
Periannan Chandrasekaran

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