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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : kah-ing
Meaning : (past kask-, neg. kas-) to die, die down (of fire)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Additional forms : Also BRA kasifing, kasfing to kill
Number in DED : 2426
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-addition,braet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *k̂āi-
Meaning : to die
Proto-South Dravidian: *sā- (*c-)
Proto-Telugu : *cā-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Cā-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sā-
Proto-North Dravidian : *kej-
Brahui : kah-ing
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,dravet-bra,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *sā- (*c-)
Meaning : to die
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : cā (cāv-/cākuv-, cett-)
Tamil meaning : to die, be spoiled or blighted (as crops), be exhausted
Tamil derivates : cāvu death, ghost; cākkāṭu death; cettal dying; ? ceku (-pp-, -tt-) to destroy, kill
Malayalam : cāka (catt-)
Malayalam meaning : to die
Malayalam derivates : cākku death, mortality; cāvu death, case of death, mourning feast; catta dead
Kannada : sāy (sattu)
Kannada meaning : to die
Kannada derivates : sāvu death, a corpse
Kodagu : cāḷ- (cāv-, catt-)
Kodagu meaning : to die
Kodagu derivates : cāvu corpse
Tulu : saipini, taipini
Tulu meaning : to die, be starved
Tulu derivates : sailè ghost; sāvu, tāvu death, mourning feast
Proto-Nilgiri : *sā/*saj-
Notes : Toda speaks in favour of *s-, but the form might be borrowed.
Number in DED : 2426
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kodder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *sā/*saj-
Meaning : to die
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kāṛ cāv "person who dies somewhere so that his body is not found (kāṛ jungle)"
Toda : soy- (sot-) "to die (of others than Todas)"
Additional forms : Also Toda sōf Badaga funeral
Notes : Since the Toda form goes back to *sāj- (p. *sa-t-), the shortness of the vowel in the present tense stem should probably be explained by analogy with the past tense.
Number in DED : 2426
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *cā-
Meaning : to die, fade, wither, cease, disappear; adj. dead, vigourless, insipid
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : caccu (cā-, cāv-)
Additional forms : Also cāvu death; campu to kill, put to death; campuḍu killing
Number in DED : 2426
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Cā-
Meaning : to die
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : cay- (cañ-)
Ollari Gadba : say- (sad-, san-)
Salur Gadba : cay-
Kondekor Gadba : sā- (sāg-, say-)
Additional forms : Also Parji cāñ corpse
Number in DED : 2426
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-parji,kogaet-ollari,kogaet-salur,kogaet-s_3,kogaet-addition,kogaet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sā-
Meaning : to die
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *sā-
Konda : sā- (-t-)
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sā-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sā-
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *sā-
Meaning : to die
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : saiānā (sās-)
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : sāyānā
Muria Gondi : hā-
Seoni Gondi : hā-
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : hā-
Maria Gondi (Lind) : hānā
Adilabad Gondi : sāyānā (SR)
Additional forms : Also Gondi_A (SR) sānāl corpse; Gondi_L hāva, Gondi_W sātāl dead
Number in DED : 2426
Number in CVOTGD : 3335
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_tr,gonet-gondi_w,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-gondi_s,gonet-gondi_m,gonet-gondi_l,gonet-gondi_a,gonet-addition,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,

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Konda etymology :

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Konda : sā- (-t-)
Meaning: to die
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda sap- to kill
Number in DED : 2426
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-addition,konet-dednum,

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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sā-
Meaning : to die, (fire) to go out
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : hā- (-t-)
Manda : hā-
Additional Forms : Also Pengo hātpa- to extinguish (fire); Manda hāt- to extinguish (fire)
Number in DED : 2426
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-manda,pemet-addition,pemet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sā-
Meaning : to die
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : sāva (sāt-) "to die, be ill, suffer; n. death, illness, suffering"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : haiali (hat-)
Kuwi (Schulze) : hānai
Sunkarametta Kuwi : hā- (-t-)
Kuwi (Israel) : hāki "death"
Additional forms : Also Kui sāppa (sāpt-) to kill, extinguish; n. act of killing, extinguishing
Number in DED : 2426
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_su,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *kej-
Meaning : to die, fall out of use (as a law)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : khēʔenā (keccas)
Malto : keye (kec-)
Additional forms : Also KUR (Hahn) khīū, (Grignard) khiʔū mortal; MLT keype dead; keyu mortal; keytre to let die, suppose someone dead; kagle to die.
Number in DED : 2426
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,

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