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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *veṭ-/*vIḍ-
Meaning : mountain
Tamil : viṭam, viṭari, viṇṭu
Tamil meaning : mountain
Kannada : beṭṭa, beṭṭu
Kannada meaning : big hill, mountain
Kodagu : beṭṭa
Kodagu meaning : big hill, mountain
Tulu : boṭṭu
Tulu meaning : high, lofty; dry (as land)
Notes : Tamil, strange enough, has viṭam and not veṭṭam - a strange shift in vowel quality. The variant with the nasal (viṇṭu) is also unclear.
Number in DED : 5474
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *veṭ-
Meaning : mountain (esp. tɨṭ pöṭ id.)
Kota : veṭm (obl. veṭt-)
Toda : pöṭ
Additional forms : Also Kota beṭ mountain (nāng beṭ the Nilgiris [lit. the four mountains]); beṭd amn the female member of the Raŋgr trinity in Kolmēl village [lit. the goddess of the mountain])
Notes : Kota beṭ borrowed from Kannada (where final -m regularly disappears, so beṭṭa > Kota beṭǝ > beṭ).
Number in DED : 5474
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *veṭ-
Meaning : 1 mountain 2 shore
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-ndr,dravet-bra,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *biṭ-ā
Meaning : a shore
Malto : biṭe
Number in DED : 5474
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-mlt,ndret-dednum,
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Brahui etymology :
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Brahui : biṭ
Meaning : mound, hillock
Additional forms : Also BRA buṭ id.; bāṭag_h_ summit, top
Number in DED : 5474
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-addition,braet-dednum,
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