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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *tāL-i
Meaning : piece of neck ornament
Tamil : tāli
Tamil meaning : central piece of a neck ornament solemnly tied by the bridegroom around the bride's neck as marriage badge, a child's necklace, amulet tied on a child's neck
Malayalam : tāli
Malayalam meaning : the centre piece of a neck ornament tied as the marriage badge
Kannada : tāli, tāḷi
Kannada meaning : a small round plate of gold worn at the neck as a marriage badge, that plate used as an ornament
Tulu : tāli, tāḷi
Tulu meaning : the marriage badge worn by a female
Notes : Unclear inlaut consonant; if it's *-ḷ-, then forms with -l- may be explained as re-borrowed from Telugu.
Number in DED : 3175
sdret-meaning,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *tāl-ĭ
Meaning : necklace
Kota : tāḷy "a heavy necklace"
Toda : tōly "woman's gold neck ornament"
Number in DED : 3175
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,
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