Proto-South Dravidian : *cUn-ai (?)
Meaning : mountain pool
Tamil : cun_ai
Tamil meaning : mountain pool or spring, tank, reservoir, pasture ground with tanks and shady trees
Tamil derivates : cun_aivu rock water
Kannada : ḍoṇe, doṇe
Kannada meaning : a small natural pond in rocks, a hollow, hole
Notes : A very dubious root - Kannada d- is unexplainable, therefore the Kannada form might be better comparable to Tamil tūn_ hole, etc.
Number in DED : 2716
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