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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *ōj
Meaning : cow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : ōy
Malto : ōyu "cow, ox"
Number in DED : 334
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *āv-
Meaning : cow
Proto-South Dravidian: *āv-
Proto-Telugu : *āv-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ā- (?)
Proto-North Dravidian : *ōj
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *ā-
Meaning : cow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : ā, ān_
Tamil meaning : female of ox, sambur, and buffalo
Tamil derivates : āy the cowherd caste; āyan_ herdsman; fem. āytti; āyam a herd of cows; ā-ppi cowdung
Malayalam : ā, ān
Malayalam meaning : cow
Malayalam derivates : āyan cowherd; fem. āyi, ācci
Kannada : ā (pl. ākal), āvu
Kannada meaning : cow
Kannada derivates : ākaḷ, ākaḷa a cow
Kodagu : atta
Kodagu meaning : (pl.) cattle
Tulu : ambi
Tulu meaning : cowdung
Proto-Nilgiri : *āv
Number in DED : 0334
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *āv
Meaning : cow
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : āv
Toda : -of "suffix in some names of female buffaloes (MBE 1979, p. 226)"
Number in DED : 334
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *āv-
Meaning : cow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : āvu (old pl. ālu)
Additional forms : Also ā̃-dōka the shape of a cow's tail, a tapering form; ā̃basi cow; ā̃-bōtu bull; modavu milch cow (Su. 1973, p. 41)
Number in DED : 334
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ā-
Meaning : cow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ā-
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ā-
Meaning : a herdsman
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : ānga gaṭanju
Notes : The form ānga is plural from ā- 'cow'. The root itself probably borrowed from SDR.
Number in DED : 334
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