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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *katĭ
Meaning : knife
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : katy "billhook knife"
Toda : kaṇ koty "dagger-shaped knife burned with corpse (cf. 1166)"
Additional forms : Also Kota katīr- (katrc-; < katy-tayr-, katy-tarc-) to cut; kaṇkeyt, kaṇkīt sickle (see 1166)
Number in DED : 1204
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 : *kati
Meaning : knife
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : katti
Tamil meaning : knife, cutting instrument, razor, sword, sickle
Malayalam : katti
Malayalam meaning : knife
Kannada : katti
Kannada meaning : knife, razor, sword
Kodagu : katti
Kodagu meaning : knife
Tulu : katti, katte
Tulu meaning : knife
Proto-Nilgiri : *katĭ
Number in DED : 1204
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *kat-
Meaning : 1 to cut down 2 knife
Proto-South Dravidian: *kati
Proto-Telugu : *katt-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kat-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kat-
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *katt-
Meaning : knife, razor, sword
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : katti
Number in DED : 1204
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kat-
Meaning : to cut down
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : katk- (katakt-) "to strike down (man), break down (tree)"
Naiki : katuk-/katk- "to cut with axe"
Parji : katt- "to cut down (tree), slaughter, sacrifice"
Ollari Gadba : kat- "to cut, sacrifice"
Number in DED : 1208
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-naiki,kogaet-parji,kogaet-ollari,kogaet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kat-
Meaning : to cut down, fell
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *kat-
Konda : kat- (-t-)
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *kat-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kat-
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *kat-
Meaning : to cut
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Muria Gondi : kah-
Maria Gondi : kaʔt-
Koya Gondi : kaht- (B), katt- (T)
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ko (T) kaht- to make to cut
Notes : The form *kah- is secondary. The original situation was *kat- 'to cut' and *kat-s- > *kah-t- 'to make to cut'; afterwards the forms became mixed.
Number in DED : 1208
Number in CVOTGD : 617
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-gondi_ma,gonet-gondi_ko,gonet-addition,gonet-notes,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,

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Konda etymology :

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Konda : kat- (-t-)
Meaning: to cut down (tree) with an axe, fell
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda katki- (-t-) to cut down (trees); katas lopping, cutting; katas ā- to cut one another
Number in DED : 1208
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-addition,konet-dednum,

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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *kat-
Meaning : to cut (with axe)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : kat- (-t-)
Manda : kat-
Additional Forms : Also Pengo intens. katka-
Number in DED : 1208
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-manda,pemet-addition,pemet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kat-
Meaning : to cut down
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : kata (kati-) "to cut down, fell, cut, hew"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kuttali (i.e. kattali) "to cut (with axe, etc.)"
Kuwi (Schulze) : kutkianari (i.e. katk-) "soldiers"
Parja Kuwi : katt- (-it-) "to cut (with axe, etc.)"
Kuwi (Israel) : kat- (-it-) "to cut (trees, bushes, etc.)"
Additional forms : Also Kui pl. action katka (katki-); Kuwi_Isr katk- (-it-) to chop into pieces
Number in DED : 1208
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_p,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-dednum,

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