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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *ki-
Meaning : pus; to rot
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kiv "pus, ear-wax"
Toda : kɨtil "rotten"
Additional forms : Also Kota kit- (kity-) to rot, (wound, corpse) decays and stinks; giṇ snot, dirt, esp. excrement
Number in DED : 1606
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *kī-
Meaning : pus
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil :
Tamil meaning : pus; mucous matter, as of the nose
Tamil derivates : cīkkai phlegm; cītam slime or mucus voided in dysentery; cīttai rottenness; cīttai-kkaṇ blear eyes; cīẓ pus
Malayalam :
Malayalam meaning : putrid matter, secretion of eyelids
Malayalam derivates : cīka (cīnnu) to rot, be spoiled; tr. cīkka; cīkku rotten; cīccal, cīyal rottenness, caries
Kannada :
Kannada meaning : to become pus, become putrid
Kannada derivates : kīvu, kīva, kīmu pus, matter of a sore; kiṇi any impurity of the teeth
Kodagu : kīy- (kīyuv-, kīñj-)
Kodagu meaning : to become rotten
Kodagu derivates : cela pus
Tulu : kīvu
Tulu meaning : pus
Proto-Nilgiri : *ki-
Number in DED : 1606
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kodder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *k̂ī-
Meaning : pus; to rot
Proto-South Dravidian: *kī-
Proto-Telugu : *cī-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *cīm
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *cī-
Proto-North Dravidian : *ki-t-
Brahui : kī-sh
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,dravet-bra,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *cī-
Meaning : to rot
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : cīku
Dialectal forms (1) : civuku
Dialectal forms (2) : cimuku (B)
Additional forms : Also cīmu pus; cīmiḍi snot; cīḍa any disease of animals or plants, rot, blight
Number in DED : 1606
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-tel_3,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *cīm
Meaning : pus, snot
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : sivk- (sivikt-) "to become rotten"
Kinwat Kolami : cīmuṛ "nasal discharge"
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : simūd "nasal discharge"
Naikri : śīm "pus"
Additional forms : Also Kolami sīm pus; Kolami_Kin cirmuṛ, Kolami (Pat.) sīmuḍ ear-wax
Number in DED : 1606
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-kol_kin,kogaet-kol_sr,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-addition,kogaet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *cī-
Meaning : pus
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *sīm-[u]
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sīv-en
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *cī-w-enji
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *sīm-[u]
Meaning : pus
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Koya Gondi : sīm (Su.)
Number in DED : 1606
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_ko,gonet-dednum,

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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sīv-en
Meaning : pus
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Manda : hīven
Number in DED : 1606
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-manda,pemet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sī-w-enji
Meaning : pus
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : sīvenḍi, sīvenji
Khuttia Kui : hīvenji
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : sīwessi
Kuwi (Schulze) : simesi
Sunkarametta Kuwi : sīmesi
Parja Kuwi : sīmu
Dongriya Kuwi : sīvenḍi
Kuwi (Israel) : sīvesi
Notes : Kuwi forms, which behave as if there was an initial *c-, might have been influenced by (or even directly borrowed from) Telugu, especially because of Kuwi_P sīmu (hīmu would be expected in any case, were it PK *c- or *s-).
Number in DED : 1606
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuttia,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_su,kuiet-kuwi_p,kuiet-kuwi_d,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *ki-t-
Meaning : to rot
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : kittnā
Malto : kite
Additional forms : Also MLT kitro rotten.
Number in DED : 1606
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,

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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : kī-sh
Meaning : pus, snot
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 1606
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-dednum,

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