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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tuL-
Meaning : to bore, pierce
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *tul- (*-ḷ-)
Meaning : to bore, pierce
Betul Gondi : tullānā "to be bored, pierced"
Muria Gondi : tullih- "to scrape out or bore out the pulp of a gourd"
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr caus. tulhuttānā
Number in DED : 3528
Number in CVOTGD : 1762
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_tr,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-addition,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *toḷ-
Meaning : to pierce, bore
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-gnd,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *toḷ-
Meaning : to bore; hole
Tamil : toḷ (toṭp-, toṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to perforate, bore with an instrument
Tamil derivates : toḷkal perforating; toḷku excavation, pit; toḷḷal hole; toḷḷai hole, perforation, pit, anything tubular, fault, defect; toḷai (-pp-, -tt-) to perforate, bore; n. hole; tuḷai (-pp-, -tt-) to make a hole, bore, drill, punch, pierce as with an arrow; n. hole, orifice, aperture, perforation, hollow as of a tube, bamboo, gateway, passage, flaw in a diamond; tuḷavai hole; tōḷ (tōṭp-, tōṭṭ-) to perforate, bore through, dig out, scoop; n. hole; toṇṭi hole
Malayalam : toḷḷa
Malayalam meaning : hole, cavity
Malayalam derivates : tuḷa hole, bored hole; tuḷayuka to be perforated; tuḷekka to perforate, pierce, bore
Kannada : toḷe
Kannada meaning : hole, bored hole
Kannada derivates : toḷḷe hollow, hole, cavity, deficit, debt; ṭoḷḷe hollow, cavity; ṭoḷḷu, toḷḷu state of being hollow, void, or empty within; toli hole, socket
Tulu : toluvè
Tulu meaning : hole
Tulu derivates : tolpuni, doḷpuni to prick; toḷu hole; empty; ḍoḷḷu, ṭoḷḷu, toḷḷè void, hollow
Notes : Tamil toḷai due to analogy with toḷ, etc.; tōḷ is probably due to hypercorrection, since vowel length unconfirmed otherwise.
Number in DED : 3528
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *toḷ-ĭ-
Meaning : hole; to pierce
Kota : toyḷ- (toḷc-) "to pierce"
Toda : tüɫ̣y (?) "gate-post of pen with holes for bars"
Additional forms : Also Kota toyḷ hole in pen-post; toḷ hole, vagina; teḷī(g) hole in wall between two houses (for handing through fire, etc.); Toda tüɫ̣y- (tüɫ̣c-) to make hole in stone or tree
Number in DED : 3528
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *tol-
Meaning : hole
Telugu : toli
Dialectal forms (1) : tolika
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : dol(u)cu "to make a hole"
Additional forms : Also [1] tolucu, [2] tolcu to bore, perforate, hollow, dig, scoop, carve; doṇḍi hole; ḍolla hollow, concave
Number in DED : 3528
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-tel_kr,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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