South Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *Iḍ-ai

Meaning : interval, space between

Tamil : iṭai

Tamil meaning : middle in space or time, interval, gap, unfilled space, waist

Tamil derivates : iṭuppu waist, side, loins, hips

Malayalam : iṭa, eṭa

Malayalam meaning : interval, place between, interval of time, middle, waist

Malayalam derivates : iṭuppu the hip

Kannada : eḍa, eḍe

Kannada meaning : place or time between, interval, distance, middle, waist, inferiority

Kannada derivates : eḍati middle aged woman

Tulu : iḍè

Tulu meaning : interval, space between, interval of time

Tulu derivates : iḍetara middling, inferior; eḍavaṭṭụ, eḍevaṭṭụ middling, indifferent; dekkārụ the space between the legs

Proto-Nilgiri : *iḍä

Number in DED : 0448

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Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *iḍä

Meaning : interval; inner

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : eṛ "place or time between, interval (esp. of time)"

Toda : ɨṛ kwāy "bamboo vessel into which butter and buttermilk are poured from vessels of the inner section of the tī dairy, and from which they are poured into vessels of the outer section (to keep the ritual purity of objects in the inner section free from any outside contamination; lit. intermediate kwāy vessel)"

Number in DED : 448