Proto-Gondi : *sāŋ- (caus. *sāh-)
Meaning : to stretch, spread
Betul Gondi : sāhatānā (sāhc-) "to stretch out (one's hands or feet as women do when fighting)"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : sāhcānā, sāhtānā "to make to grow or spread"
Muria Gondi : hāh- "to spread, extend"
Maria Gondi : āŋ- "to stretch, be elongated"
Koya Gondi : āŋg- "to be stretched out"
Chindwara Gondi : sāng- "to spread as a creeper"
Adilabad Gondi : cāhānā "to stretch"
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr, Gondi_A (SR) sāngānā to spread as a creeper; Gondi_Ma caus. āʔ-; Gondi_Ko āh- to stretch out
Notes : The Adilabad form shows an irregular c-; Telugu influence?
Number in DED : 2433
Number in CVOTGD : 3365
