Kolami-Gadba etymology : List with all references

Proto-Dravidian : *aẓ[ú]nd- (caus. *aẓ[ú]t-)

Meaning : to press down; to dip, immerse

Proto-South Dravidian: *aẓut-

Proto-Telugu : *add-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ad-p- (?)

Notes : Gadba addap- is quite probably a borrowing from Telugu, which makes the stem reconstructible on the SDR-Telugu level. See also notes on PDR *aẓ- 'to pervade (as taste)'. // Present in 3/6 branches.

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *aẓ[u]nd-

Meaning : to be pressed or immersed (as cloth)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : aẓuttu (aẓutti-)

Tamil meaning : to press down, press hard, make firm, compact, insist on, plunge, immerse; n. pressure, imprint

Tamil derivates : aẓuttam hardness (as of wood), closeness of texture as of cloth, durability, emphasis, profoundness in one's mental application; aẓuntu (aẓunti-) to become pressed, be impressed, become firm, compact, persist, be immersed

Malayalam : aẓuttu

Malayalam meaning : strong texture, pregnant speech, full of dregs

Malayalam derivates : aẓuttuka to fix, set; aẓuntuka to be immersed, plunge, sink

Kannada : aẓdu, addu, ajju, eddu

Kannada meaning : to immerse, dip, dye; sink in a fluid

Kannada derivates : addayisu to immerse, put into; addike, adduge immersion

Tulu : arduni

Tulu meaning : to wash or bleach clothes

Proto-Nilgiri : *aǯ- (?)

Notes : Kota aj- is a good match semantically, but unclear phonetically (a unique case of the development *-ẓ[u]t- > -j- in this language). The stem formally looks like a complex one, with the suffix *-nd-, but the simple root is not attested.

Number in DED : 0285

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *aǯ- (?)

Meaning : to dip into liquid, dip rice into broth and remove at once before it is soaked, dunk

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : aj- (aj-)

Number in DED : 285

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *add-

Meaning : to dip, dye, print with colours; (B also) to press gently, blot (ink)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : addu

Additional forms : Also addakamu chintz-printing, dying with colour; addincu to get or have dyed

Number in DED : 285