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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *kōnṭ-
Meaning : corner
Tamil : kōṭi
Tamil meaning : corner
Malayalam : kōṭi, kōṭu
Malayalam meaning : corner
Kannada : gōṭu
Kannada meaning : angle, corner, point of the compass, edge
Kannada derivates : gōṇṭu corner, etc., point of the compass
Tulu : kōḍi
Tulu meaning : corner
Tulu derivates : kōṇṭu angle, corner, crook
Proto-Nilgiri : *kōnṭ-
Notes : Kannada g- probably by analogy with gōṭu 'border'.
Number in DED : 2054
sdret-meaning,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *kōnṭ-
Meaning : bend
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kōṇḍ "a bend"
Toda : kwɨ̄ṭy "direction (in songs)"
Additional forms : Also Kota kōṇṭ gīr rainbow (kīr line)
Notes : Kota -ṇḍ is unclear; note the correct variant in the compound.
Number in DED : 2054
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,

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