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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *vaḍ-i-
Meaning : habit, custom; to practise
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vaṭi (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to practise
Tamil derivates : vāṭikkai habit, custom, usage
Kannada : vāḍike
Kannada meaning : use, custom, practice, state of being habitual, of being well-known by practice
Tulu : vāḍikè, vāḍigè
Tulu meaning : custom, usage, practice
Miscellaneous : The form *vāḍ-ikai is actually a re-borrowing from Telugu (as shown by Kan., Tulu v-); Tamil vaṭi is the only form that might reflect the original root.
Number in DED : 5341
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-misc,sdret-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *vāḍ-
Meaning : habit; to use, employ
Proto-South Dravidian: *vaḍ-i-
Proto-Telugu : *vāḍ-
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *vāḍ-
Meaning : to use, make use of, employ
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : vāḍu
Additional forms : Also vāḍuka practice, habit, custom, usage, use; vāḷi custom, practice, usage
Number in DED : 5341
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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