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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ēm[b]-
Meaning : to sift, winnow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *ēm-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ēm[b]-
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kui,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *ēm-
Meaning : to sift, winnow
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : ēmānā "to sift out husks of rice, pulse, etc."
Gommu Gondi : ēm- "to sift, winnow sideways"
Muria Gondi : ēm- "to sift, winnow sideways"
Maria Gondi : ēm- "to sift, winnow sideways"
Seoni Gondi : ēm- "to sift, winnow sideways"
Number in DED : 3769
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_tr,gonet-gondi_g,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-gondi_ma,gonet-gondi_s,gonet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ēm[b]-
Meaning : to separate rice grains from straw by shaking
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : ēmba (ēmbi-)
Number in DED : 3769
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *ńēm- (?)
Meaning : to sift; to thresh
Proto-South Dravidian: *nēm[b]-
Proto-Telugu : *nēm-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ēm[b]-
Proto-North Dravidian : *nāb-
Notes : A rare case of zero anlaut < *ń- in PGn.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,dravet-notes,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *nēm[b]-
Meaning : to winnow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : nēmpu (nēmpi-)
Tamil meaning : to winnow
Tamil derivates : nōmpu (nōmpi-) to separate by winnowing (as stones from rice); (?) nāvu (nāvi-) to winnow and clear grain from stones
Malayalam : nēmpuka
Malayalam meaning : to winnow rice grain
Malayalam derivates : (?) nāvuka to cleanse rice from stones
Notes : While Tamil nōmpu can be considered dialectal (assim. to the following labial), Tam./Mal. nāvu is probably not related here.
Number in DED : 3769
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *nēm-
Meaning : to winnow, sift
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : nēmu
Number in DED : 3769
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *nāb-
Meaning : (Hahn) to thresh rice, winnow; (Grignard) tread as paddy, trample, throw down, beat
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : nābnā
Number in DED : 3769
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-dednum,

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