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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *arai
Meaning : half
Proto-South Dravidian: *arai
Proto-Telugu : *ara
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ar
Notes : Safely reconstructed for the PSDR-Telugu level; the Naiki form is dubious (possibly a Telugu borrowing), which makes the PDR status of the word somewhat less probable. On the other hand, a credible internal etymology or borrowing source for the word is unavailable. // Present in 2/6 branches.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-notes,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *arai
Meaning : half
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : arai
Tamil meaning : half
Malayalam : ara
Malayalam meaning : half
Kannada : ara
Kannada meaning : half
Kannada derivates : are half, a little; arake state of being half, incomplete or too little; arame state of being a moiety or a little; arebar a few
Tulu : are
Tulu meaning : half
Tulu derivates : arakè, areke half-filled; arāḷụ a person doing half a day's work
Proto-Nilgiri : *ar[ä]
Number in DED : 0229
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,

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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *ar[ä]
Meaning : half
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : ar
Toda : ar
Number in DED : 229
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *ara
Meaning : half, a moiety, incomplete, not full
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : ara
Additional forms : Also ar_a half, a moiety
Number in DED : 229
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ar
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Naiki : ar "half, in: ar sōla a measure"
Number in DED : 229
kogaet-prnum,kogaet-naiki,kogaet-dednum,

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