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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *pīr-
Meaning : gourd
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : pīr, pīram, pīrai
Tamil meaning : sponge gourd
Tamil derivates : pīrkku sponge gourd, strainer vine, Luffa acutangula
Malayalam : pīra, pīram, pīrakam, pīccakam, pīcci
Malayalam meaning : sponge gourd
Kannada : hīre, hīri, īre
Kannada meaning : Luffa acutangula Roxb., Cucumis acutangulus Lin.
Tulu : pīrè
Tulu meaning : Luffa acutangula
Number in DED : 4224
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *bīr-
Meaning : gourd
Proto-South Dravidian: *pīr-
Proto-Telugu : *bīr-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *bīr-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *bīr-
Notes : Irregular *p- in SDR.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-notes,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *bīr-
Meaning : snake gourd, Trichosanthes anguina
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : bīra
Dialectal forms (1) : bīra kāya
Additional forms : Also (B) cēti bīra bitter cucumber
Number in DED : 4224
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 : *bīr-
Meaning : gourd
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : bīrā
Parji : bīra "Luffa acutangula"
Number in DED : 4224
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kol_sr,kogaet-parji,kogaet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *bīr-
Meaning : a k. of gourd
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Konda : bīra, bīra-dolu
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : bīra, bīra-dolu
Meaning: Tricosanthes anguina
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 4224
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-dednum,

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