Proto-South Dravidian : *mad-
Meaning : wedding
Tamil : vatuvai
Tamil meaning : bride, wedding, wedding garland, sexual union
Kannada : mada
Kannada meaning : joining, wedding, marriage
Kannada derivates : madal, madive, maduve wedding, marriage; madaliga, madavaṇiga bridegroom; madaligitti, madavaṇigitti, madavaḷige, (K2) madevaḷ bride; madavana man connected by marriage, husband
Tulu : madụmè
Tulu meaning : wedding
Tulu derivates : madụmāye bridegroom; madụmāḷụ bride, pubescent female
Notes : Irregular v- in Tamil (such dialectal variations do indeed occur).
Number in DED : 4694
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