South Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *pad-

Meaning : proper, right

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : patam

Tamil meaning : proper consistency, required degree of hardness or softness, quality of fitness, cooked rice, sharpness (as of the edge of a knife), tender grass

Malayalam : patam

Malayalam meaning : the right degree of ripeness, temperature, etc.

Kannada : pada

Kannada meaning : proper or good state or condition, proper degree or temperature, the seasoning of any food, the right degree of ripeness, keenness of edge or sharpness

Kannada derivates : padanu (K2), hadanu properness, etc.; paduḷa well-being, prosperity, happiness, tranquillity, security, safety; paduḷiga a happy man; paduḷir to cheer up, become tranquil; paduḷisu to become well or happy, be calmed or soothed, feel refreshed, recover one's strength; (??) hasa niceness, comeliness, charm, beauty, good manner, state, or order, purity; hasana, hasanu beauty, etc.

Tulu : pataŋgelụ

Tulu meaning : harmony, fitness

Tulu derivates : pada abatement, subsidence, tranquility; padana, padanappa well, nicely; hada the proper condition of things, sharpness (as of a knife), forming (as metals) to proper degree of hardness, boiling or cooking to the proper point

Proto-Nilgiri : *pad-

Number in DED : 3907

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *pad-

Meaning : green

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : padm (obl. padt-) "temper of iron"

Toda : poɵ, poɵɨl "green (not dead; of tree, grass)"

Additional forms : Also Toda ? poɵ fōs_ pure milk

Number in DED : 3907

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *pàd-

Meaning : proper condition

Proto-South Dravidian: *pad-

Proto-Telugu : *padan-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pad-n-

Proto-North Dravidian : *pat-

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *padan-

Meaning : sharpness, ripeness, maturity, temper

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : padanu

Dialectal forms (1) : padunu

Number in DED : 3907

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pad-n-

Meaning : in proper condition, appropriate

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *padn-

Konda : padnu

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *padn-u

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *padn-

Meaning : sharpness

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Adilabad Gondi : padnā (Su.)

Number in DED : 3907

Konda etymology :

Konda : padnu

Meaning: being ready for use (as oilseed being prepared for pressing), sharpening (of knife by heating and hammering)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 3907

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *padn-u

Meaning : middle-aged (neither too much or too little)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Israel) : padnu

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_Isr padnu ā- to have drunk (wine), not too much or too little; padnu met- to flavour (food) with just enough salt and seasoning

Number in DED : 3907