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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *tumb-i
Meaning : a k. of bee or beetle
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : tumpi
Tamil meaning : bee, male bee, dragon-fly
Malayalam : tumpi
Malayalam meaning : a black beetle flying at night, dragon-fly
Kannada : tumbi, tumbe, dumbi, dumbe
Kannada meaning : a large black bee resembling the humble-bee
Kannada derivates : (Bell.; U.P.U.) ḍummi a kind of bee
Kodagu : tumbi
Kodagu meaning : sp. flying beetle
Tulu : tumbi
Tulu meaning : the black bee
Proto-Nilgiri : *tub-ĭ
Number in DED : 3328
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *tub-ĭ
Meaning : beetle
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : tib
Toda : tüby "sp. honey-making insect"
Number in DED : 3328
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *tumb-
Meaning : bee, beetle
Proto-South Dravidian: *tumb-i
Proto-Telugu : *tum-ed-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *dumd-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tumb-
Proto-North Dravidian : *tumb-ā
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *tum-ed-
Meaning : a large black humble-bee
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : tummeda
Number in DED : 3328
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *dumd-
Meaning : beetle
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : dumdi
Number in DED : 3328
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-parji,kogaet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tumb-
Meaning : bee, hornet
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *tumel-i
Konda : tumber_i
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *tumel-i
Meaning : sp. hornet
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : tuhmelī
Notes : A strange -h-: maybe an old trace of inlaut -mb-.
Number in DED : 3328
Number in CVOTGD : 1766
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : tumber_i
Meaning: (Sova dial.) bee
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 3328
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *tumb-ā
Meaning : wasp, hornet
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : dumbā, tumbā
Malto : tumbe
Notes : Вариант с начальным звонким, по-видимому, вторичен.
Additional forms : Also KUR dumbhārō sp. of very long hornet; tumbil wasp; MLT tumbṛare black wasp.
Number in DED : 3328
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-notes,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,

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