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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *ver_
Meaning : mere; empty
Kota : ver, verd, vet_ā ver "mere, unmixed, vain"
Toda : per_ "empty, mere"
Additional forms : Also Kota verāc woman temporarily without a child; ver im buffalo temporarily without a calf; ver āḷ man without wife or children; ver gīm naked (lit. mere hands); vermāŋ̣tamn naked; veruk small piece of meat for broth; Toda per_ɨyi it is worthless; per_ ōɫ̣ ordinary man (as priest becomes when polluted); per_ fōs_ pure milk; per_ fɨṭ mere foolishness; per_ mēṇ tree without blossoms; per_isy in vain, empty-handed, good-for-nothing
Number in DED : 5513
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *vajr_-
Meaning : empty
Tamil : ver_u (ver_r_- before vowels in cpds.)
Tamil meaning : empty, etc.
Tamil derivates : ver_umai emptiness, vapidness, profitlessness, uselessness, ignorance, poverty, quality of being umixed or pure; ver_i (-pp-, -tt-) to become empty as a place devoid of inhabitants, clear away as clouds; n. (also ver_iccu) emptiness as of a place devoid of inhabitants; ver_itu emptiness, uselessness, futility, stupidity; ver_ippu famine; ver_iyan_ empty, destitute person; ver_uman_ worthlessness; ver_uman_ē in vain, without advantage, without doing anything, idly; ver_r_a-ver_itu absolute worthlessness; ver_r_ar_ poor people, worthless persons; ver_r_imai emptiness, barrenness, bareness; var_aḷ emptiness; var_umai poverty, emptiness, helpless loneliness, difficulty; var_itu that which is small or insignificant, wothlessness, defect, poverty, emptiness
Malayalam : ver_u
Malayalam meaning : asunder, void of, empty, bare
Malayalam derivates : ver_utē for nothing, uselessly, for mere pleasure, idly, gratis; ver_uma emptiness; ver_r_an destitute, poor; var_u empty
Kannada : bar_e, bar_i, bar_u, bar_a, bar_ahu, bar_aḍu, baraḍu, baḍḍu, bar_apa
Kannada meaning : emptiness
Kannada derivates : (PBh.) bar_ide for nothing, without cause; battale, bettale bareness, nakedness
Kodagu : bari
Kodagu meaning : only, merely
Tulu : baji
Tulu meaning : empty, mere, only; vain, useless, false
Tulu derivates : battalè, (B-K) bētalụ naked
Notes : Kannada battale not quite clear (borrowing from a Tulu dialect?)
Number in DED : 5513
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *vejr_- (?)
Meaning : empty, alone
Notes : Irregular inlaut correspondences; an untrivial cluster supposed.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-bra,dravet-notes,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *barig-
Meaning : empty
Telugu : barigi
Additional forms : Also ? bīr_u useless
Number in DED : 5513
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 : *vad_-
Meaning : empty, alone
Naikri : vaṭṭi "empty"
Parji : vededi "(S) alone"
Ollari Gadba : vayke "empty"
Kondekor Gadba : vaykeṭi "empty"
Number in DED : 5513
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-parji,kogaet-ollari,kogaet-s_3,kogaet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *vajr̯-
Meaning : alone, empty
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *vär- gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *veR-
Meaning : alone, one
Betul Gondi : warrōl "alone"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : varror, varrore, varrur, varur "one, alone"
Maria Gondi : var̨or̨ "one man"
Koya Gondi : veronḍ "one man"
Adilabad Gondi : varor "(SR) alone"
Chanda Gondi : varror, (fem.) varrai "alone"
Number in DED : 5513
Number in CVOTGD : 3186
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_tr,gonet-gondi_ph,gonet-gondi_ma,gonet-gondi_ko,gonet-gondi_a,gonet-gondi_chd,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : vaRi
Meaning: mere, simple, nothing but
Number in DED : 5513
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-dednum,
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *vär-
Meaning : empty
Pengo : vari "bare, empty"
Manda : veru
Number in DED : 5513
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-manda,pemet-dednum,
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *varʔi
Meaning : only; empty
Kui : vari "only"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwāri "empty"
Kuwi (Schulze) : warāni kīnai "to empty"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : var'i "empty"
Kuwi (Israel) : varʔi "only"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F vwarari kīali to empty; vwaraiyi aiyali to be empty
Number in DED : 5513
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_su,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-dednum,
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Brahui etymology :
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Brahui : bīr-a
Meaning : simply, just
Additional forms : Also BRA bīrag_h_ā pure and simple, nothing but
Number in DED : 5513
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-addition,braet-dednum,
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