Gondi etymology : Query result

Proto-Gondi : *doṭ-i

Meaning : a kind of basket

Maria Gondi : ḍoṭi

Number in DED : 3489

Number in CVOTGD : 1608

Proto-Gondi : *dōḍ-

Meaning : river, nullah

Betul Gondi : ḍhōḍā̆

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : ḍoṛā

Gommu Gondi : ḍōḍa

Muria Gondi : ḍōḍa, ḍhoṛgi

Maria Gondi : ḍōḍa

Maria Gondi (Smith) : dora "running brook"

Chindwara Gondi : ḍhōḍā̆

Durg Gondi : ḍōḍa

Number in DED : 3543

Number in CVOTGD : 1638

Proto-Gondi : *ḍōk-

Meaning : shell (of tortoise, egg)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Koya Gondi : ḍōk

Number in DED : 2989

Number in CVOTGD : 1620

Proto-Gondi : *ḍuḍ-

Meaning : stick

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Seoni Gondi : ḍuḍu

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : ḍuḍu

Additional forms : Also Gondi_M ḍūḍi stick, cane

Number in DED : 3304

Number in CVOTGD : 1568

Proto-Gondi : *duḍ-

Meaning : female young of buffalo

Adilabad Gondi : ḍuḍḍe

Number in DED : 3378

Proto-Gondi : *dudl-i

Meaning : down; cotton

Koya Gondi : dudli "down (of birds)"

Adilabad Gondi : lūdī "(Su.) silk-cotton tree"

Number in DED : 3383

Number in CVOTGD : 1875

Proto-Gondi : *ḍuhk-j-

Meaning : leopard

Adilabad Gondi : ḍuhkyā (SR)

Additional forms : Also Gondi_A ḍuhkiak wolf

Number in DED : 692

Number in CVOTGD : 1579

Proto-Gondi : *ḍuj-

Meaning : to strip (leaves of bough)

Koya Gondi : ḍuy-

Number in DED : 3337

Number in CVOTGD : 1575

Proto-Gondi : *ḍum-

Meaning : bare-headed

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Adilabad Gondi : ḍumal (SR)

Number in DED : 2966

Number in CVOTGD : 1572

Proto-Gondi : *dum-

Meaning : dust

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Seoni Gondi : dumu

Koya Gondi : dumul

Maria Gondi (Lind) : dubā

Adilabad Gondi : ḍuba "(SR) dust, earth"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_A (Su.) dubbā dirt

Notes : The change *-m- > -b- in some dialects is probably due to assimilation. However, initial retroflex in ḍuba is probably misspelled.

Number in DED : 3332

Number in CVOTGD : 1571, 1876

Proto-Gondi : *duR-s- (*-r-)

Meaning : to stir; to thrust in

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : dursānā "to stir"

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : dursānā "to thrust in"

Muria Gondi : durs- "to push"

Koya Gondi : turs- "to prod, poke (fire)"

Adilabad Gondi : dursānā "(SR) to push"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ko turrv- to thrust into; Gondi_A (SR) duriyānā to press; Gondi_Ph durrānā to thrust in; dorrānā to penetrate

Notes : The root was mostly used with the causative marker *-s-. Initial voiceless t- in Gondi_Ko can be explained as the result of contamination with turs- 'to gather, collect' ('to poke fire' > 'to collect fuel in one place').

Number in DED : 3399

Number in CVOTGD : 1757

Proto-Gondi : *ḍuv-

Meaning : panther, tiger

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Koya Gondi : ḍuv (pl. ḍūk) "panther"

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : ḍū, ḍūāl "tiger"

Maria Gondi (Lind) : duvāl "tiger"

Adilabad Gondi : ḍual, (Su.) ḍuvvāl "panther"

Chanda Gondi : ḍuwāl, ḍuwwal "panther"

Number in DED : 692

Number in CVOTGD : 1578

Proto-Gondi : *ed-i

Meaning : heat of the sun

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : addī

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : adī

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : addī

Gommu Gondi : ed

Muria Gondi : eddi (E), addi (W)

Maria Gondi : eddi

Seoni Gondi : eddi

Koya Gondi : ed

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : ed

Chindwara Gondi : addi

Adilabad Gondi : eddi

Durg Gondi : eddi

Additional forms : Also Gondi_A (SR) yaddi hot, sunlight

Number in DED : 869

Number in CVOTGD : 342

Proto-Gondi : *egr-

Meaning : to dance

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Seoni Gondi : egr-

Additional forms : Also Gondi_S egermuṛ a dance

Number in DED : 3730

Number in CVOTGD : 333

Proto-Gondi : *eh-

Meaning : to cook (gruel)

Muria Gondi : ah-

Koya Gondi : eh-

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Mu ehī- to place pot on fireplace for cooking

Number in DED : 916

Number in CVOTGD : 373

Proto-Gondi : *eh-

Meaning : to weed

Betul Gondi : ehtānā

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : ahtānā

Yeotmal Gondi : eh-

Adilabad Gondi : eh-

Number in DED : 765

Number in CVOTGD : 372

Proto-Gondi : *ek-

Meaning : to climb

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Maria Gondi : aʔk- (?)

Seoni Gondi : ek- "to climb, (sun) rises"

Koya Gondi : ek- "to climb, (sun) rises"

Number in DED : 766

Number in CVOTGD : 327

Proto-Gondi : *e-ke

Meaning : in that direction

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Seoni Gondi : eke

Additional forms : Also Gondi_S heke on that side

Number in DED : 764

Number in CVOTGD : 328

Proto-Gondi : *ekṛ-āḷ

Meaning : wild pig

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : akṛā, akṛāl

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Se ikundāl boar

Number in DED : 771

Number in CVOTGD : 9, 150

Proto-Gondi : *ekṭ-

Meaning : hiccup, belch

Betul Gondi : aṭkī (pl. -hk) "hiccup"

Koya Gondi : ekku "(Su.) to belch"

Adilabad Gondi : ekṭi "hiccup"

Number in DED : 772

Number in CVOTGD : 330