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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *puṛ-
Meaning : to hide
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : pug-/puṛv- (puṛt-) "to hide (tr.)"
Toda : pūɵ "in: ɨrfūɵ, ōɫ̣fūɵ n. pr. places at the end of the road to the world of the dead 'where the buffaloes, the people sink into the ground' (cf. 647)"
Notes : Toda pūɵ < *pūṛ-d-.
Number in DED : 4376
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *pūẓ-
Meaning : to bury
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Malayalam : pūẓuka, pūṇuka
Malayalam meaning : to be buried, stick in the mire
Malayalam derivates : pūntuka to sink in the ground; pūttuka to press into, bury; pūttu a grave
Kannada : pūẓ(u)
Kannada meaning : to inwrap, insert, cover, bury
Kannada derivates : hūẓ(u) to cover, bury; sink into (as a foot into mud), be filled up (as a channel); hūṇ to bury oneself in a melee; hūṇu, (PBh.) pūṇ- to bury; ? hugi id.; (Hav.) huggu to hide
Kodagu : pūḷ- (pūp-, pūt-)
Kodagu meaning : to bury
Proto-Nilgiri : *puṛ-
Notes : Malayalam pūntu, etc., are probably old derivates (< PDR *pūṛ-nd-); as for the variant with the nasal -ṇ- (Malayalam, Kannada), it is unclear; could it be contaminated with *pūṇ- 'to enclose' ('enclose' = 'bury'?).
Number in DED : 4376
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *pūẓ-
Meaning : to bury
Proto-South Dravidian: *pūẓ-
Proto-Telugu : *pūḍ-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pur- (*-ṛ-)
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *pūḍ-
Meaning : to be filled or closed up (as a pit)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : pūḍu
Additional forms : Also [1] pūḍucu, [2] pūḍcu to bury, fill up (as a pit); [1] pūḍupu, [2] pūḍpu burying, treasure-trove
Number in DED : 4376
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pur- (*-ṛ-)
Meaning : to fill, bury
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : pur- (purt-) "(hole) becomes filled in"
Naikri : purp- "to bury"
Additional forms : Also Kolami purip- (puript-) to fill in (hole)
Number in DED : 4376
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-addition,kogaet-dednum,

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