Gondi etymology : Query result

Proto-Gondi : *iṛk- (*-ṇk-)

Meaning : (flood) to subside, (water) dries up

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Muria Gondi : iṛk-

Koya Gondi : iṛk-

Number in DED : 430

Number in CVOTGD : 194

Proto-Gondi : *irp-u

Meaning : mahua

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : īṛū-maṛā

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : iṛū

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : iru (pl. iruhk)

Gommu Gondi : irp(i)

Muria Gondi : irum, iṛum

Maria Gondi : irp(i)

Koya Gondi : īṛu māṛa

Yeotmal Gondi : īruk

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : irpi

Maria Gondi (Smith) : irpoo

Chindwara Gondi : irup, iṛup

Adilabad Gondi : hiruk

Additional forms : Also Gondi_A (Su.) hirp mahua; hirūk mahua flowers

Notes : Forms with -k are actually plural forms.

Number in DED : 485

Number in CVOTGD : 183

Proto-Gondi : *ir-vur

Meaning : two

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : iruṛ "two (masc.)"

Gommu Gondi : ivur "two (masc.)"

Muria Gondi : irvur "two (masc.)"

Maria Gondi : irvur "two (masc.)"

Koya Gondi : irvuṛ "two (masc.)"

Yeotmal Gondi : ivir "two (masc.)"

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : irū(r) "two (masc.)"

Adilabad Gondi : iver "(SR) two (masc.)"

Number in DED : 474

Number in CVOTGD : 184

Proto-Gondi : *i-sār-i

Meaning : now

Betul Gondi : īsāṛī "just now"

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : isārī

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : isārī

Adilabad Gondi : isnom "(SR) so far, up till now"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr iskē at this time in the past

Number in DED : 410

Number in CVOTGD : 199, 201, 202

Proto-Gondi : *iṭ-

Meaning : to touch

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : iṭṭānā

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : iṭṭānā

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : iṭṭānā

Additional forms : Also several dialects iṭ- to touch

Number in DED : 453

Number in CVOTGD : 161

Proto-Gondi : *iv-nR (obl. *ivn-)

Meaning : he, this man

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : ēl (obl. ēn-), pl. ēṛ "he, this man, these men"

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : ēr (pl. ērk) "he, this man, these men"

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : ēr (pl. ērk) "he, this man, these men"

Gommu Gondi : vēr

Muria Gondi : ēr (obl. ēn-)

Maria Gondi : vēr̨

Seoni Gondi : īn "this man"

Koya Gondi : vēnḍ

Yeotmal Gondi : vēr

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : vēr

Chindwara Gondi : iyel (pl. iyeṛ) "he, this man, these men"

Adilabad Gondi : vēr (obl. vēn-), pl. vīr "he, this man, these men"

Durg Gondi : vēr

Chanda Gondi : ēr (pl. ērk) "(ChD) he, this man, these men"

Notes : The original quality of the vowel has been preserved in Gondi_S (īn < *iv-n) and Gondi_Ch, which alone of all dialects has preserved some traces of -v- in its former position: iyel < *iv-l < *iv-nR. In most other dialects vowel quality has been modified, and some preserved the original -v- by means of a metathese.

Number in DED : 410

Number in CVOTGD : 390, 181, 212, 3314

Proto-Gondi : *ī

Meaning : bee

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : phukī

Number in DED : 533

Proto-Gondi : *īc-

Meaning : to blow the nose

Betul Gondi : īcānā "to wipe a part of one's person, esp. to blow the nose"

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : īcānā

Adilabad Gondi : īcānā "(SR) to wipe"

Number in DED : 537

Number in CVOTGD : 207

Proto-Gondi : *ī-hun

Meaning : like this

Betul Gondi : īhun "like this, thus, so"

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : īhun "like this, thus, so"

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : īhun "like this, thus, so"

Yeotmal Gondi : ihin "like this, in this manner"

Adilabad Gondi : ihin "(SR) like this, in this manner"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Mu īgadur in this direction

Number in DED : 410

Number in CVOTGD : 205, 206

Proto-Gondi : *īnt-

Meaning : to swim

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Seoni Gondi : ītar-

Koya Gondi : īnta "swimming"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ko (Su.) īnd- to swim

Number in DED : 3687

Number in CVOTGD : 209

Proto-Gondi : *īr

Meaning : otter

Koya Gondi : īr ney

Number in DED : 3690

Number in CVOTGD : 214

Proto-Gondi : *īs-

Meaning : to draw a picture or line

Betul Gondi : īsānā

Number in DED : 504

Number in CVOTGD : 216

Proto-Gondi : *īt-ōl (neut. *ītal)

Meaning : such

Betul Gondi : ītōl (neut. ītal, pl. ītōṛ) "such, like this"

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : ītāl

Additional forms : Also Gondi_A (Su.) hindāl from this side, hīkē here, hīpē with this

Notes : Cf. *āt-ōl.

Number in DED : 410

Number in CVOTGD : 210

Proto-Gondi : *jāj-/*māj-/*mīj-

Meaning : mother; female

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : yāyāl "mother"

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : māī "female"

Gommu Gondi : iyāl "mother"

Muria Gondi : ayal "mother"

Maria Gondi : mīyal "your mother"

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : yāyo "mother"

Mandla Gondi : māyi "wife, woman"

Chindwara Gondi : māyo "mother"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_W maijū wife

Notes : The form *māy- means 'my mother', while *mīy- is 'your mother'

Number in DED : 364

Number in CVOTGD : 69, 180, 2796, 2854, 3007

Proto-Gondi : *jeR-i

Meaning : bees' comb, hive

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : yērī "the bees' comb in which the eggs and grubs live"

Maria Gondi : ar̨ey "part of hive where bees and grubs live"

Number in DED : 518

Number in CVOTGD : 392

Proto-Gondi : *jēc-

Meaning : to play a flute or any wind instrument

Betul Gondi : yēcānā

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : yē̆cānā

Number in DED : 879

Number in CVOTGD : 375

Proto-Gondi : *jēnḍ

Meaning : year

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Koya Gondi : ēnḍ

Chanda Gondi : yēḍa

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ko (Su.) ēṇḍ year

Number in DED : 5153

Number in CVOTGD : 379

Proto-Gondi : *jēn-i

Meaning : elephant

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : yēnī

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : ainī

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : yēnī

Seoni Gondi : ēni

Koya Gondi : ēn

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : ēn

Adilabad Gondi : ēnal

Number in DED : 5161

Number in CVOTGD : 384

Proto-Gondi : *jēR (obl. *jēt-, pl. *jēhk)

Meaning : water

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : yēr (obl. yēt-, pl. yehk)

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : yēr (obl. yēt-)

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : yēr (obl. yēt-)

Muria Gondi : ēr (obl. ēt-, pl. ēhk)

Maria Gondi : ēr̨ (obl. ēt-)

Seoni Gondi : ēr

Koya Gondi : ēr

Yeotmal Gondi : ēr (obl. ēt-)

Adilabad Gondi : ēr (obl. ēt-)

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr yeh-gatā the water gnat; yeha-kkorr the diving grebe; Gondi_W, Gondi_Ph etk thirst

Notes : The form 'thirst' should be reconstructed as *etk.

Number in DED : 5159

Number in CVOTGD : 391

Proto-Gondi : *jēṛ-uŋ/*jēṛ-vur

Meaning : seven (non-masc.)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : yēṛung

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : yēṛung

Maria Gondi : ēṛuŋ

Seoni Gondi : ēṛū̃

Yeotmal Gondi : ēṛuŋ

Chindwara Gondi : ēṛuŋ

Adilabad Gondi : yeḍung (SR)

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Y ēṛvir, Gondi_Mand ērur, Gondi_S ēṛur, Gondi_Ma ēṛvur seven (masc.); Gondi_Tr yēṛk seven each

Number in DED : 910

Number in CVOTGD : 396