Proto-South Dravidian : *čāp-ai
Meaning : mat
Tamil : cāppai
Tamil meaning : mat made of grass or rushes
Malayalam : cāppa
Malayalam meaning : hut, shed of leaves
Kannada : cāpa, cāpe, sāpe
Kannada meaning : mat
Notes : Kannada sāpe either dialectal or borrowed from Telugu.
Number in DED : 2452
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