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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *keṇ
Meaning : to tinkle
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Toda : köṇ/köṇɨl ɨn- (ɨd_-)
Additional forms : Also Toda köṇ göṇ ɨn- (ɨd_-) (bell) to peal
Number in DED : 1545
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *giṇ-giṇ-
Meaning : [expr.] tinkling
Tamil : kiṇṇ-en_al, kiṇkiṇ-en_al, kiṇīr-en_al, kiṇīl-en_al, kiṇin_-en_al, kiṇukku-kkiṇukk-en_al
Tamil meaning : onom. expr. signifying tinkling sound
Tamil derivates : kiṇi cymbal; kiṇkiṇi, kiŋkiṇi tinkling ornament, girdle of small bells; rattlewort, Crotalaria pulcherrima; kiṇiti rattlewort; kiṇai a small drum
Malayalam : kiṇukiṇa
Malayalam meaning : tinkling
Malayalam derivates : kiṇuŋŋuka, kiṇukkuka to tinkle
Kannada : kiṇi-guṭṭu, kiṇikiṇi ennu
Kannada meaning : to tinkle (as small bells, etc.)
Kannada derivates : giṇi sound in imitation of chinking, light rattling; giṇigiṇike the plant Crotalaria in its various species, of which the seeds rattle
Tulu : kiṇikiṇi
Tulu meaning : tinkling of small bells, a clinking sound
Tulu derivates : kiṇilụ noise made by the fall of a small bell; giṇigiṇi, giṇilụ tinkling sound of a small bell
Proto-Nilgiri : *keṇ
Number in DED : 1545
sdret-meaning,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-dednum,

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