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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *āṬ-
Meaning : woman
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : āṭṭi
Tamil meaning : woman, wife
Tamil derivates : āṭavaḷ woman (lex.); ?? aḷaku hen of fowl, peacock, etc.
Kannada : āḍaŋgi
Kannada meaning : a female
Tulu : āḍe
Tulu meaning : a coward
Number in DED : 0400
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *āḷd-
Meaning : woman
Proto-South Dravidian: *āṬ-
Proto-Telugu : *āl-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *aḍ-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *āṛ (pl. *āc-k)
Proto-North Dravidian : *āl-ī
Notes : Probably related to *āḷ 'man'. NDR *āl-ī maybe directly < *āḷd-i, or maybe formed by analogy with *āl.
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *āl-
Meaning : woman, wife
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : ālu
Inscriptional Telugu : āḷu (pl. āṇḍru)
Additional forms : Also [1] ā̃ṭadi, [2] ā̃ḍadi, [3] ā̃ḍudi woman; ā̃ḍaŋgulu females, women; ā̃ḍaŋgi a man of womanish character and ways; ā̃ḍu womanishness
Number in DED : 400
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *aḍ-
Meaning : female
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : aḍey "wife"
Kondekor Gadba : āḍa payya "female calf"
Number in DED : 400
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *āṛ (pl. *āc-k)
Meaning : woman, wife
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *āṛ (pl. *ās-k)
Konda : ālu
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *āṛ (pl. *āc-)
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *āṛ-/*āc-
Notes on correspondences : PGn *-ṛ > Konda -l (-ṛ in some dialects). In some Kui-Kuwi dialects the plural form has been generalised.
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *āṛ (pl. *ās-k)
Meaning : woman
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : ār
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : āṛ (pl. āsk)
Gommu Gondi : āṛ
Muria Gondi : āṛ (pl. āsk)
Maria Gondi : āṛ (pl. āsk)
Number in DED : 400
Number in CVOTGD : 139
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : ālu
Meaning: wife
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda ālsi id. (related to 3rd person); āl māsir wife and husband; āṛu wife (N. and W. dialects)
Number in DED : 400
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *āṛ (pl. *āc-)
Meaning : woman, wife
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : āṛ (pl. ācku)
Manda : āṛ (pl. ācke)
Additional Forms : Also Manda āco-mgāṛ (pl. āco-mgahke) woman
Number in DED : 400
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *āṛ-/*āc-
Meaning : woman, wife
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : āsa (pl. -ska/-saka) "woman, female"
Kuwi (Schulze) : āḍi "wife"
Tekriya Kuwi : āṛu "wife"
Dongriya Kuwi : āca (pl. āska) "woman"
Kuwi (Israel) : āṛi
Additional forms : Also Kui āli woman, wife (Letchmajee); Kuwi_S āca female
Number in DED : 400
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *āl-ī
Meaning : woman, wife
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : ālī
Number in DED : 400
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