Proto-South Dravidian :
Tamil : kaẓi
Tamil meaning : backwater, shallow sea-waters, salt river, marsh, saltpan
Tamil derivates : kaḷappu shallow part of the sea; kaḷar saline soil, bog; kaḷari saline soil
Malayalam : kaẓi
Malayalam meaning : sea-arm, ebbing brook, salt marsh
Malayalam derivates : kaḷar saline soil, alkaline earth
Number in DED : 1359
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