Proto-South Dravidian : *a
Meaning : that
Tamil : a
Tamil meaning : demonstr. base expr. the remoter person or thing; pref. to nouns, expr. remoteness [a before consonant, avv before vowel]
Malayalam : a, ā
Malayalam meaning : that, yonder
Kannada : a-
Kannada meaning : remote demonstrative base
Kodagu : avën, ava, avu/aeŋga, adɨ
Kodagu meaning : that man, that woman, those persons, that thing/those things
Tulu : āye, āḷụ, ārụ/ākulụ, avu (obl. ay-), aykuḷu
Tulu meaning : that man, that woman, those persons, that thing, those things
Number in DED : 0001
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