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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *paḍḍ-
Meaning : perverse; prostitute
Proto-South Dravidian: *paḍ(ḍ)-
Proto-Telugu : *paḍ-
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *paḍ(ḍ)-
Meaning : wicked, lawless; perverse; prostitute
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : paṭṭi
Tamil meaning : lawless, unbridled person; theft; harlot, prostitute
Tamil derivates : paṭṭikan_ thief, defrauder; paṭṭimai deceit; paṭu base, low; cruel; paṭir_u lying, deceit, unruliness, lawlessness, mischief, cruelty; paṭir_an_ liar, cheat, rake, cruel person, mischievous; fem. paṭir_i
Malayalam : paṭṭi
Malayalam meaning : miserable, vicious
Kannada : paḍapu
Kannada meaning : adultery (PBh.)
Kannada derivates : baḍḍi, boḍḍi strumpet, fornicatress; haḍaka, haḍuka one who has or has had sexual intercourse; haḍiki a woman who has been embraced sexually; haḍabe, aḍabe perverseness, wickedness (used of stray cattle)
Tulu : paḍikè
Tulu meaning : wickedness, depravity; bad, corrupt
Tulu derivates : paḍikenti bad, corrupt; paḍapè whore, whoremonger; haḍabè, aḍabè bastard, illegitimately born, (B-K also paḍpe) adultress; (B-K) paṭike, paṭke wickedness; paṭiŋgè a rogue
Notes : Normally, the root is unaccented (*paḍ-), but several forms in Tam.-Mal. and Kan. display a strong variant; moreover, Kannada baḍḍi (with dialectal secondary voicing) points at a geminate.
Number in DED : 3869
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *paḍ-
Meaning : to prostitute oneself
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : paḍucu
Additional forms : Also paḍupu prostitution; [1] paḍupudi, [2] paḍapũgomma prostitute
Number in DED : 3869
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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