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Proto-South Dravidian : *venḍ-
Meaning : bone, pith
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : veṇṭu (veṇṭi-)
Tamil meaning : to dry as in the sun, become withered, be exhausted, be in great want, hanker; n. hollowness as of a pipe, a disease which causes hollowness in trees, sugar-cane, sola-pith
Malayalam : veṇṭ-elpu
Malayalam meaning : an old bone
Kannada : beṇḍu
Kannada meaning : the white and light corky wood of the beṇḍu kasa, used in making hats, etc., cork, pith, a soft, light, useless substance
Tulu : boṇḍu
Tulu meaning : pith
Tulu derivates : beṇḍụ, beṇḍu pith; a light and spongy plant growing in water, Aeschynomene aspera; thinness, leanness, lightness; thin, light, emaciated
Notes : Tulu forms with -e- might be borrowed from Kannada.
Number in DED : 5480
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *benḍ-
Meaning : pith; a k. of frail plant
Proto-South Dravidian: *venḍ-
Proto-Telugu : *benḍ-
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *benḍ-
Meaning : Aeschynome indica; (inscr.) soft, powerless
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : beṇḍu
Number in DED : 5480
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,

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