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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *aḍai
Meaning : betel leaf
Tamil : aṭaku
Tamil meaning : greens, edible leaves
Tamil derivates : aṭai leaf, betel leaf, greens
Malayalam : aṭa
Malayalam meaning : leaf, betel
Number in DED : 0059
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *aḍái
Meaning : green plants (leaves)
Notes : A Tamil-Kurukh isogloss that is nevertheless quite plausible. (More widespread are derivatives like *aḍai-pa- "betel pouch" and *aḍai-kāj "betel nut"). The PNDR form would reflect the variant *aḍa[i]-kái. // Present in 2/6 branches. dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-ndr,dravet-notes,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *aṛ-qā
Meaning : any leguminous plant or eatable greens.
Kurukh : aṛxā
Number in DED : 59
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-dednum,
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