Proto-South Dravidian : *kāṇ-
Meaning : a k. of fraction
Tamil : kāṇam
Tamil meaning : an ancient weight; gold, wealth
Tamil derivates : kāṇi the fraction 1/80; a land measure; landed property, possession, hereditary right; a weight (1/40 of a mañcāṭi)
Malayalam : kāṇam
Malayalam meaning : possession, goods, mortgage; the weight of three kaṛañcu
Malayalam derivates : kāṇi a fraction of time or space, (1/80, 1/64, 1/32); 1/20 of an estate
Kannada : kāṇi
Kannada meaning : property, possession, hereditary right; 1/64 of any coin; a cawney of land
Tulu : kāṇi
Tulu meaning : the fraction 1/64
Number in DED : 1444
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