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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *ai-
Meaning : five
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : aintu, añcu
Tamil meaning : five
Tamil derivates : ai adj. in some cpds.; aim-patu, am-patu fifty; aiñ-ñūr_u, ain-nūr_u 500; aivar five persons, the five Pāṇḍavas; aiy-aintu, aiv-aintu by fives; five fives
Malayalam : añcu
Malayalam meaning : five
Malayalam derivates : am-patu fifty; añ-ñūr_u 500; ai adj. in some cpds.; aiy-āyiram 5000; aiy-āṇṭu five years; aivar five persons; aiy-añcu by fives
Kannada : ay(i)du
Kannada meaning : five
Kannada derivates : ay adj. in some cpds.; ay-vattu fifty; ay-nūr_u 500; ayvar, aybaru five persons
Kodagu : añji
Kodagu meaning : five
Kodagu derivates : añjane fifth; aym-badɨ fifty; añ-ñūrɨ 500; ayy āṇḍɨ five years; ayy-añji by fives; ayvë five persons (in songs); ayyak ëttɨ five pairs of bullocks
Tulu : ainụ
Tulu meaning : five (things)
Tulu derivates : ainane fifth; ai adj. in some cpds.; ai-nūdu 500; aiva fifty; aiverụ, aiyerụ five persons; aikoḷu, aivoḷu five times
Proto-Nilgiri : *ai
Number in DED : 2826
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *ai
Meaning : five
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : anj
Toda : üʒ (obl. stem üʒn-) (Töwfiɫ̣y dialect üj)
Additional forms : Also Kota ay vat fifty; ay oḷk five oḷk measures; am bāṇy five pāṇy measures; a calg five calg measures; Toda pūj fifteen; e boɵ fifty; oy nūr_ 500; oy ak five ačok measures; oy xwāw five kwāx measures
Notes : The derivative '50' should be reconstructed as *ay pat > *ay vat (samdhi).
Number in DED : 2826
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *śai-
Meaning : five
Proto-South Dravidian: *ai-
Proto-Telugu : *aj-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *sē- (*c-)
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *saj-
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *aj-
Meaning : five (things)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : ayidu
Dialectal forms (1) : ēnu
Additional forms : Also [1] ayidu-guru, [2] ēguru, [3] ēvuru five persons; [1] ē̃badi, [2] yābhai fifty; ē̃baṇḍru fifty persons; ē-nūr_u 500; ē̃-dumu five tūmu measures; ē̃-balamu five polam measures
Number in DED : 2826
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *sē- (*c-)
Meaning : five
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : ayd
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : aid
Naiki : sēndi
Parji : cēvir "five men"
Additional forms : Also Kolami_SR segur five persons; Parji ceyal five women; cē̃du(k) five things; adj. cem/n
Notes : Kolami forms borrowed from Telugu.
Number in DED : 2826
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-kol_sr,kogaet-naiki,kogaet-parji,kogaet-addition,kogaet-notes,kogaet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *saj-
Meaning : five
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *saj-uŋ/*saj-vur
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sē-ŋ-
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kui,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *saj-uŋ/*saj-vur
Meaning : five
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : saiyung "five (non-masc.)"
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : saiyung "five (non-masc.)"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : saiyung "five (non-masc.)"
Gommu Gondi : seyur "five (masc.)"
Muria Gondi : hayvur, hayur "five (masc.)"
Maria Gondi : ayvur, eyvur "five (masc.)"
Yeotmal Gondi : sīvir "five (masc.)"
Mandla Gondi : seyyur "five (masc.)"
Adilabad Gondi : sīyung "(SR) five (non-masc.)"
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Y sīyuŋ, Gondi_Mu hayuŋ, hayŋ, Gondi_Ma ayŋ five (non-masc.); Gondi_Tr saik saik, Gondi_Mu hayk-haykṭan five each
Number in DED : 2826
Number in CVOTGD : 3489
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sē-ŋ-
Meaning : (Letchmajee) five; (K) five (fem. neut.)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : siŋgi
Khuttia Kui : sēngi
Additional forms : Also Kui (Friend-Pereira; Gumsar dialect) siŋg five; siŋgi five things; Kui_K sē ganḍi five men; sē dina five days; sēŋ gōṛi 100
Notes : Irregular s- in Kuttia; however, external data shows that *s- is primary.
Number in DED : 2826
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuttia,kuiet-addition,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,

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