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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *tamm-
Meaning : younger brother
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : tammũḍu
Inscriptional Telugu : tabunr_u "(? for tambunr_u) younger brother"
Additional forms : Also (Inscr.) tambul, tammu id.; tambaḷa a certain caste (Thurston, s.v. of temple priests), (B) a caste of Saivite priests; tambaḷi a member of that caste; (Inscr.) [1] tammaḍi, [2] tammalavāru priest of a Śiva temple; nambi a class of priests employed in Vaishnava temples
Number in DED : 3085
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_inscr,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *t-amp-
Meaning : younger brother
Proto-South Dravidian: *t-amp-
Proto-Telugu : *tamm-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ambed_-, *t-ambed_-
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-gnd,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *t-amp-
Meaning : younger brother
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : tampi
Tamil meaning : younger brother or male parallel cousin
Tamil derivates : empi my younger brother; numpi, umpi your younger brother; (Cir_upāṇār_r_uppaṭai 239) tan_mun_ younger brother; nampi the elite among men, a term of endearment, (Caldwell3, 400) a title of inferior priests; nampan_ = nampi; nampiyān_ the title of officiating temple-priests; ampi younger brother
Malayalam : tampi, tampān
Malayalam meaning : younger brother
Malayalam derivates : nampi Vaishnava priests, inferior brahmans, actors; fem. nampicci; nampiyān a title of princes; the steward of a pagoda (hon. nampiyār)
Kannada : tamma
Kannada meaning : younger brother
Kannada derivates : tammaḍi an attendant on an idol
Kodagu : tammaṇë (voc. tammayyāN)
Kodagu meaning : younger brother
Kodagu derivates : nambi a Malabar brahman
Tulu : tammaiya
Tulu meaning : an affectionate form of addressing a younger brother
Tulu derivates : nambi a Vaishnava priest
Number in DED : 3085
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ambed_-, *t-ambed_-
Meaning : younger brother
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *tamuR
Konda : tamber_i
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *(t)ambeRa
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-kui,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *tamuR
Meaning : younger brother
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : tammur, (hon.) tammuṛāl
Muria Gondi : tammur
Maria Gondi : tammor̨
Seoni Gondi : tammun (pl. tammur)
Koya Gondi : tammāl (Su.), (T) tammunḍu (pl. tammask)
Notes : Koya tammāl < *tammuR-āl.
Number in DED : 3085
Number in CVOTGD : 1662
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : tamber_i
Meaning: younger brother
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda tamber_si younger brother (referring to 3rd person)
Number in DED : 3085
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-addition,konet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *(t)ambeRa
Meaning : younger brother
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : ambesa, tambesa
Notes : Inlaut *-R- is confirmed by external data.
Number in DED : 3085
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,

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