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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *ar_- (?)
Meaning : good life (having to do with a good meal)
Notes : A Nilgiri isogloss. Burrow & Emeneau imply a dental -r-, but an alveolar -r_- is equally possible due to a peculiar development in this kind of cluster (cf., for instance, *ir_umbu 'ant' > Kota irb, Toda ɨrb). If so, the word is clearly comparable with Kan. ar_ambe 'digestion' and may simply represent a figurative extension of that meaning, especially considering that the element of satiation is important for the Nilgiri semantics; see PSDR *ar_-. Number in DED : 0232
sdret-meaning,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *ar_b
Meaning : good time
Kota : arb "extreme happiness (at getting a good meal, finding money, escaping death, etc.)"
Toda : arb "good life (with nothing to do but eat)"
Number in DED : 232
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,
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