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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *aḍa-mb- ~ *aṭ-
Meaning : to be hit
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Konda : aṭ- (-t-)
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *aḍ-mb-
Notes : The root was probably not used by itself in PGn. The form in Konda goes back to an old causative (hence the devoicing: aṭ- < *aḍ-p-), and there are derivatives with the suffix -mb- (in PK) and with the suffixes -ŋ- and -s- (in Konda).
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : aṭ- (-t-)
Meaning: to hit, as an arrow
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda ḍak- (-t-) to beat, strike, beat (as a drum); ḍaŋ- (-it-) to be beaten (as a drum); to beat a drum; ḍas- (-t-) to pound (as paddy or any raw grain)
Number in DED : 77
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *aḍ-mb-
Meaning : to pound, break
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : ḍāmba (ḍāmbi-) "to pound, crush by pounding; n. pounding, crushing"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : ḍamb- (-it-) "to be broken"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_Su ḍap- (-h-) to break
Number in DED : 77
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *aḍV́-
Meaning : to strike
Proto-South Dravidian: *aḍu- ~ *aḍi- ~ *aḍar-
Proto-Telugu : *aḍu- ~ *ḍa-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *aṭ-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *aḍa-mb- ~ *aṭ-
Notes : Several different stems that may or may not go back to a single PDR root. The voiceless variant in PKG and Konda shows that the root could be monosyllabic as well (unless this is a regular development from a stem like *CVC-ú-). // Present in 4/6 branches.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *aḍu- ~ *aḍi- ~ *aḍar-
Meaning : to pound, beat; to kill
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : aṭu (aṭuv-, aṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to pound (as rice), kill, destroy, conquer
Tamil derivates : āṭu killing, ruining, victory; aṭi (-pp-, -tt-) to beat, strike, dash against, strike, defeat, overcome, slay, punish; n. blow, stroke; aṭar (-v-, -nt-) to beat, strike, mould by beating; (-pp-, -tt-) to attack, kill, destroy; n. troubling, oppressing; thin flat plate of metal, esp. gold; aṭal killing, murdering; aṭalai battle, trouble, distress; (PR) aṭarppu attack
Malayalam : aṭi
Malayalam meaning : blow, stroke
Malayalam derivates : aṭikka to beat, strike; aṭippu printing, stamping, coining; aṭiccal beating; aṭal a fight; aṭalār enemies; aṭar war; aṭanta a mode of beating time in music
Kannada : aḍacu
Kannada meaning : to rap, cuff
Kannada derivates : aḍar to pounce upon, rush at (as dogs, etc., do); aḍaru an attack; aḍi beating, a blow; aḍe to strike or throw with finger; aṇe to strike, push, drive; to strike or propel with the fingers
Kodagu : aḍi- (aḍip-, aḍic-)
Kodagu meaning : (lightning) strikes (song word)
Tulu : aḍikai
Tulu meaning : defeated, vanquished
Tulu derivates : aṇepuni to push, strike against; darpuni to thrash, beat, strike, break; dartele, darpele a striker, breaker; dartelụ breakage, what is broken
Proto-Nilgiri : *aḍ-ĭ-
Number in DED : 0077
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *aḍ-ĭ-
Meaning : to strike (ball in game)
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : ayṛ- (aṛc-)
Additional forms : Also Kota aṛdaṛy act of quarrelling with blows; aṛymuṛy gey- (gec-) to win over someone (acc.) in a fight
Number in DED : 77
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *aḍu- ~ *ḍa-
Meaning : to beat, strike, break, destroy
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : aḍucu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : ḍancu "to pound, beat, clean grain in a mortar"
Additional forms : Also aḍupu a stroke, blow; aḍaru (Tikkana; comm. by Velcheru Narayana Rao and George L. Hart III) to fight, do battle, kill; āṭu a blow; dancu to pound, beat, clean grain in a mortar; daŋgu, (KR also) ḍaŋgu to be pounded (as rice, etc.); dampu to pound, beat, clean grain in a mortar; n. (also dampuḍu) pounding, etc.; [1] aḍukulu, [2] aṭukulu (pl.) rice wetted, parched and flattened, beaten rice
Number in DED : 77
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *aṭ-
Meaning : to strike
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : aṭṭ-
Ollari Gadba : aṭ- "to strike, (rain) comes in torrents, (finger) to snap"
Salur Gadba : aṭṭ- "to strike, beat"
Additional forms : Also Parji māva aṭṭ- to harrow; poṭkul aṭṭ- to clap hands, snap fingers
Number in DED : 77
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