Telugu etymology : List with all references

Proto-Telugu : *peṭṭ-

Meaning : to bear (young), lay (eggs)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : peṭṭu

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : perayu "to obtain"

Number in DED : 4422

Proto-Dravidian : *ped_-

Meaning : 1 to bear, be born 2 to obtain

Proto-South Dravidian: *per_-

Proto-Telugu : *peṭṭ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ped_-

Notes : Both the variants *ped_- and *pet_- are present, the latter being the original transitive form.

Proto-South Dravidian : *per_-

Meaning : to get; to bear

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : per_u (per_uv-, per_r_-)

Tamil meaning : to get, obtain, beget, generate, bear

Tamil derivates : per_uti gain, profit; per_uttu (per_utti-) to cause to obtain; per_r_i acquisition; per_r_avan_ father; per_r_ān_ id., husband; pēr_u acquisition, childbirth; pir_a (-pp-, -nt-) to be born, be produced; pir_antai birth; pir_appu birth, origin; pir_avi birth; pir_ai crescent moon

Malayalam : per_uka

Malayalam meaning : to bear, bring forth, obtain, get

Malayalam derivates : pēr_u birth, bringing forth, what is obtained; pēr_r_i midwife; pir_akka to spring up, be born; pir_appu, pir_avi birth; pir_a crescent moon

Kannada : per_ (pett-)

Kannada meaning : to get, obtain, beget, bear

Kannada derivates : per_e crescent moon

Kodagu : per- (peruv-, pett-)

Kodagu meaning : to bear (child)

Tulu : pedpini, pedduni

Tulu meaning : to bear, bring forth (as a child)

Tulu derivates : pedpāvuni to assist a woman in childbirth; pedmedi lying-in woman; perga winnings made in a game; profit, gain; pētụ, pētu parturition, childbed; (DCV) pedikke birth

Proto-Nilgiri : *per_-ǝv-

Number in DED : 4422

Proto-Nilgiri : *per_-ǝv-

Meaning : to be born

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : perv- (perd-)

Toda : per_p, pēr, pērf "act of birth (in songs)"

Additional forms : Also Kota perp birth, personal appearance; per new moon; Toda per_ days from the third to the eighth after new moon; pērf- (pēd-) to be born; per_- id. (only per_oɵ 'he is not born' in a story phrase; TGT, text 32); ped, in: enwɨṛ fed my younger sibling, nɨnwɨṛ fed your younger sibling, etc. (lit. one born after me, you, etc.)

Number in DED : 4422

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ped_-

Meaning : to bear

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : peṭ- (peṭt-) "to bear young (said of animal)"

Naikri : peṭṭ- "to give birth to"

Parji : ped- (pett-) "to obtain"

Number in DED : 4422

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