South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *veṭ-/*vIḍ-

Meaning : mountain

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : viṭam, viṭari, viṇṭu

Tamil meaning : mountain

Kannada : beṭṭa, beṭṭu

Kannada meaning : big hill, mountain

Kodagu : beṭṭa

Kodagu meaning : big hill, mountain

Tulu : boṭṭu

Tulu meaning : high, lofty; dry (as land)

Proto-Nilgiri : *veṭ-

Notes : Tamil, strange enough, has viṭam and not veṭṭam - a strange shift in vowel quality. The variant with the nasal (viṇṭu) is also unclear.

Number in DED : 5474

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