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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *boṭ-
Meaning : spot, mark
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : poṭṭu
Tamil meaning : drop, spot, round mark worn on forehead
Malayalam : poṭṭu, por_r_u
Malayalam meaning : a circular mark on the forehead, mostly red
Kannada : boṭṭu, baṭṭu
Kannada meaning : drop, mark on the forehead
Kodagu : boṭṭɨ
Kodagu meaning : round mark worn on the forehead
Tulu : boṭṭa
Tulu meaning : a spot, mark, a drop
Tulu derivates : (B-K) buṭṭe a dot
Number in DED : 4492
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *boṭ-
Meaning : spot; drop
Proto-South Dravidian: *boṭ-
Proto-Telugu : *boṭṭ-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *boṭ-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *boṭ-
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *boṭṭ-
Meaning : a drop, the sectarian mark worn on the forehead
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : boṭṭu
Number in DED : 4492
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *boṭ-
Meaning : drop
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : boṭla
Parji : boṭ
Poya Gadba : boṭu "drop, spot"
Number in DED : 4492
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *boṭ-
Meaning : spot, mark; drop
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Konda : boṭu
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *buṭ-
Notes : PK vocalism is not quite clear. Considering that the whole form is *buṭ-u, we may suggest assimilation, probably assisted by the initial labial.
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-kon,gndet-kui,gndet-notes,

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Konda etymology :

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Konda : boṭu
Meaning: drop of water, mark on forehead
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 4492
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *buṭ-
Meaning : tattoo
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : būttū
Kuwi (Israel) : buṭu
Number in DED : 4492
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-dednum,

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