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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *ajja-
Meaning : father; father's brother
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : ayyan_, aiyan_
Tamil meaning : father, sage, priest, teacher, brahman, superior person, master, king
Tamil derivates : ayyā father, respectable man; aiyar men worthy of respect, sages, brahmans, title of smārta brahmans, etc.; tam-aiyan_ elder brother or parallel male cousin; numaiyan_ your elder brother; ai lord, master, husband, king, guru, priest, teacher, father
Malayalam : ayyan
Malayalam meaning : father, lord
Malayalam derivates : tamayan elder brother
Kannada : ayya, aya
Kannada meaning : father, grandfather, master, lord, teacher
Kodagu : ayyë
Kodagu meaning : father's brother or parallel male cousin, mother's sister's husband
Kodagu derivates : tammayyāN younger brtoher (voc.)
Tulu : ayye
Tulu meaning : priest, minister, teacher, master
Tulu derivates : tammaiya an affectionate form of addressing a younger brother
Proto-Nilgiri : *aj-
Notes : Just like *t-and-, this root commonly refers to 'father' as an honourable mention. The original meaning differentiation may have been preserved in Kodagu, where appë = 'father', while ayyë = 'father's brother, male cousin'; none of the other languages present an equally clear picture. The only common PSDR stem is the one in *-n (*ajja-n, pl. *ajja-r).
Number in DED : 0196
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kodder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *aj-
Meaning : father, father's brother or parallel male cousin, mother's sister's husband
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : ayṇ
Toda : in, eyī (voc. eyā)
Notes : Retroflex -ṇ in Kota is hardly regular (peculiar cluster development?).
Number in DED : 196
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *ája-
Meaning : an elder relative (father's brother; grandfather; father)
Proto-South Dravidian: *ajja-
Proto-Telugu : *ajja
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *aja-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *V̄j-
Notes : A widespread Dravidian root, although the basic meaning 'father' should probably be deemed secondary due to PDR already possessing two more likely candidates: *ápa- (coll.) and *-and_- (hon.). Gondwan vocalism is obscured by possible traces of former pronominal prefixes. // Present in 4/6 branches.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-notes,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *ajja
Meaning : father
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : ayya
Dialectal forms (1) : aya
Number in DED : 196
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *aja-
Meaning : mother's father
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : ayyā
Additional forms : Also Kolami_SR ayyāk god
Number in DED : 196
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kol_sr,kogaet-addition,kogaet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *V̄j-
Meaning : father
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *ēj- (*ā- ?)
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *ēj- (*ā- ?)
Meaning : father
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Koya Gondi : ēyāl (Su.)
Notes : Initial *ē- may be caused by an old pronominal prefix of the 1st person; unfortunately, the lone isolated Koya form does not allow to make any definite conclusions.
Number in DED : 196
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_ko,gonet-notes,gonet-dednum,

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