Proto-South Dravidian : *kōḍ-ai
Meaning : west wind
Tamil : kōṭai
Tamil meaning : west wind; summer, intense heat of summer
Malayalam : kōṭa
Malayalam meaning : west wind, cool wind, west
Kannada : kōḍe
Kannada meaning : west wind, cool wind (i. e. the hot land-wind for the Mysore, Telugu, and Tamil countries), the hot season ['cool wind' is a quotation from Gundert]
Number in DED : 2203
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