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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *kūẓ-
Meaning : bad, vulgar, rude
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : kūẓai
Tamil meaning : dullness of intellect, stupidity
Tamil derivates : kūẓan_ one who is devoid of clear understanding; kūẓaiyan_ dolt, booby
Kannada : kūẓa
Kannada meaning : a vulgar, rude, stupid, useless, mean, or vile man; vulgar, etc.
Kannada derivates : fem. kūẓe; kūẓ, kūra fierce, cruel; kūẓa-nāyi a ferocious, mean dog
Tulu : kūḷa, khūḷa
Tulu meaning : bad, mean, cruel
Tulu derivates : kūr-nāyi a fierce dog
Proto-Nilgiri : *kūk- (?)
Number in DED : 1913
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,

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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *kūk-
Meaning : foolish man
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kūkn
Additional forms : Also Kota fem. kūyk
Number in DED : 1913
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *kūẓ-
Meaning : wicked, cruel; rude
Proto-South Dravidian: *kūẓ-
Proto-Telugu : *kūḷ-
Notes : The variant with *-ḷ- is probably dialectal.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-notes,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *kūḷ-
Meaning : a wicked man, a cruel man
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : kūḷa
Dialectal forms (1) : kūḷũḍu
Number in DED : 1913
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-dednum,

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