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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *ḷej-
Meaning : boy, young man
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : raiyōl (pl. raiyōṛ) "adult boy"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : raiyor (pl. -k) "boy"
Maria Gondi : leyor̨ "young man"
Koya Gondi : leyonḍ (pl. leyor), (T) leyōṇḍu "young man"
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : layor "young"
Maria Gondi (Lind) : leyor "young (masc.)"
Adilabad Gondi : ḍiyyōr "(Su.) young man"
Chanda Gondi : raiyor (pl. -k) "boy"
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr, Gondi_Ph, Gondi_Chd fem. raiyā; Gondi_L fem. leyā; Gondi_Ma fem. leya (pl. -sk); Gondi_Ko fem. lēydaṛ, (T) ledāḍi; Gondi_A (Su.) fem. ḍiyyā; Gondi_A (SR) lehmī youth
Number in DED : 513
Number in CVOTGD : 3066, 3125
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ḷaj-
Meaning : young
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *ḷej-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ḷāʔa
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ḷāʔa
Meaning : young woman
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : lāa "grown-up girl, young woman"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : rā'a "young woman, virgin"
Kuwi (Schulze) : lāa "virgin"
Dongriya Kuwi : ṛa'a (pl. -sika)
Kuwi (Israel) : ṛaʔa "young unmarried girl"
Additional forms : Also Kui lāvenju grown-up boy, young man, youth
Number in DED : 513
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *īḷ-[aj-]
Meaning : young
Proto-South Dravidian: *Iḷ-ai-
Proto-Telugu : *elV-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *iL-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ḷaj-
Brahui : īl-um
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *Iḷ-ai-
Meaning : young
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : iḷa, iḷam, iḷai
Tamil meaning : young, tender
Tamil derivates : iḷa-nīr tender coconut milk, tender coconut; iḷai youth, tender age; iḷaimai youth; iḷaicci younger sister; iḷaiñan_ younger brother, lad, young man; iḷaitu that which is young and not fully developed; iḷaiyar youths, young men, servants; iḷaiyavar, iḷaiyār young women; iḷaiyavan_ younger person, lad, youth, younger brother; iḷaiyan_, iḷaiyān_, iḷaiyōn_ younger brother; iḷaku (iḷaki-) to sprout afresh, send forth tender shoots; iḷacu that which is young or tender; iḷantai youth, tender years; iḷamai childhood, youth, tenderness, immaturity of knowledge and intellect, amorousness; iḷaval younger brother, lad, son
Malayalam : iḷa
Malayalam meaning : tender, young, weak
Malayalam derivates : iḷa-nīr unripe coconut; iḷappam state of being young, juvenility, tenderness; iḷama youth, tender age, junior rāja; iḷayavan young, younger
Kannada : eḷ, eḷa, eḷe
Kannada meaning : tenderness, youth, weakness, moderation
Kannada derivates : eḷa-nīr water of an unripe coconut; eḷaku young age; eḷatu, eḷadu, eḷedu that is tender, young; eḷetana tenderness, youth
Kodagu : ëḷeë
Kodagu meaning : youth
Tulu : eḷatụ, eḷe
Tulu meaning : tender, green, not fully grown
Tulu derivates : lattụ young, tender, unripe, green, imperfect; ellyāye a youth, junior, minor; lambu tender; lambè a tender fruit
Proto-Nilgiri : *eḷä
Number in DED : 0513
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *eḷä
Meaning : young
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : eḷ "time of youth; young"
Toda : eḷ "young; tipcat (the small stick hit in the game)"
Additional forms : Also Toda eḷk time of youth
Number in DED : 513
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *elV-
Meaning : young, tender, light, delicate, soft
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : lē̃ta, lē̃-
Additional forms : Also lē̃ka servant; lē̃ga a suckling or young calf; lēma a woman; tender; ela young, tender, delicate, slight, gentle; ela-nāga damsel; eḍa tender, young; eḍa-nīru tender coconut water, a tender coconut; [1] nelãta, [2] nelãtuka woman
Number in DED : 513
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *iL-
Meaning : young
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : lēŋga "calf"
Naikri : lēŋga "calf"
Parji : iled (pl. ilenkul) "young man, youth"
Ollari Gadba : ile "bride"
Additional forms : Also Naikri lēta young (of infants); Parji ile (pl. ilecil) young woman, girl; Ollari iled grown-up girl, woman; ilenḍ (pl. iler) bridegroom
Notes : The root had the following derivatives: *il-eŋa 'calf'; *il-eT- 'young man/woman'.
Number in DED : 513
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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : īl-um
Meaning : brother
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Additional forms : Also BRA īṛ sister
Number in DED : 513
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