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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *čenḍ-
Meaning : ball
Tamil : ceṇṭu
Tamil meaning : ball used in game, ball of thread, etc.
Malayalam : ceṇṭu
Malayalam meaning : a cotton ball, tassel
Kannada : ceṇḍu, caṇḍu, seṇḍu
Kannada meaning : a play ball
Kodagu : ceṇdɨ
Kodagu meaning : ball
Tulu : ceṇḍụ
Tulu meaning : ball
Notes : The Toda form is irregular, but the whole root is dubious (cultural lexics).
Number in DED : 2766
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *senḍ
Meaning : ball
Kota : ceṇḍ "ball used in games, ball on man's hair-cord"
Toda : seḍ
Notes : The Toda form may be a re-borrowing from Tamil, etc. (*söḍ would be expected).
Number in DED : 2766
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *čenḍ-
Meaning : ball
Notes : Dubious (possibly borrowed from IA).
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-notes,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *cenḍ-
Meaning : ball to play with, cluster of flowers, bouquet
Telugu : ceṇḍu
Number in DED : 2766
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,
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