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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *aǯ- (?)
Meaning : to dip into liquid, dip rice into broth and remove at once before it is soaked, dunk
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : aj- (aj-)
Number in DED : 285
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-dednum,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *aẓ[u]nd-
Meaning : to be pressed or immersed (as cloth)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : aẓuttu (aẓutti-)
Tamil meaning : to press down, press hard, make firm, compact, insist on, plunge, immerse; n. pressure, imprint
Tamil derivates : aẓuttam hardness (as of wood), closeness of texture as of cloth, durability, emphasis, profoundness in one's mental application; aẓuntu (aẓunti-) to become pressed, be impressed, become firm, compact, persist, be immersed
Malayalam : aẓuttu
Malayalam meaning : strong texture, pregnant speech, full of dregs
Malayalam derivates : aẓuttuka to fix, set; aẓuntuka to be immersed, plunge, sink
Kannada : aẓdu, addu, ajju, eddu
Kannada meaning : to immerse, dip, dye; sink in a fluid
Kannada derivates : addayisu to immerse, put into; addike, adduge immersion
Tulu : arduni
Tulu meaning : to wash or bleach clothes
Proto-Nilgiri : *aǯ- (?)
Notes : Kota aj- is a good match semantically, but unclear phonetically (a unique case of the development *-ẓ[u]t- > -j- in this language). The stem formally looks like a complex one, with the suffix *-nd-, but the simple root is not attested.
Number in DED : 0285
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *aẓ[ú]nd- (caus. *aẓ[ú]t-)
Meaning : to press down; to dip, immerse
Proto-South Dravidian: *aẓut-
Proto-Telugu : *add-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ad-p- (?)
Notes : Gadba addap- is quite probably a borrowing from Telugu, which makes the stem reconstructible on the SDR-Telugu level. See also notes on PDR *aẓ- 'to pervade (as taste)'. // Present in 3/6 branches.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-notes,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *add-
Meaning : to dip, dye, print with colours; (B also) to press gently, blot (ink)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : addu
Additional forms : Also addakamu chintz-printing, dying with colour; addincu to get or have dyed
Number in DED : 285
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ad-p-
Meaning : to blot
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kondekor Gadba : addap-
Number in DED : 285
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-s_3,kogaet-dednum,

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