Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *maḍ-i

Meaning : cleanness, purity; pure cloth

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Tamil : maṭi

Tamil meaning : ceremonial purity, as of one who has bathed; cloth made of fibre of trees, coarse silk, cotton, etc., as ceremonially pure

Kannada : maḍi

Kannada meaning : cleanness, purity; a washed, clean cloth

Kannada derivates : maḍivā̆ḷa, maḍivaḷḷa, maḍivāḷi washerman; fem. maḍivāḷi, maḍivāḷagitti

Kodagu : maḍi

Kodagu meaning : ritual purity

Kodagu derivates : maḍi baṭṭe clean clothes; (Shanmugam) maḍivāḷë washerman; fem. maḍivāḷati

Tulu : maḍi

Tulu meaning : a newly washed cloth, bleached cloth, a garment of bark, silk or wool worn by brahmans and other high-caste people during meals or any ceremony

Tulu derivates : maḍḍele, maḍyele washerman

Number in DED : 4654

Proto-Telugu : *maḍ-

Meaning : purity, state of being unpolluted; a pure or unpolluted cloth

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Telugu : maḍi

Dialectal forms (1) : maḍũgu

Additional forms : Also [1] maḍivālu, [2] maḍivēlu washerman; fem. maḍiyālu

Number in DED : 4654

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