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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *vedir-
Meaning : bamboo
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vetir, vetiri, vetiram, vayir
Tamil meaning : bamboo
Tamil derivates : vēral small bamboo, spiny bamboo (?)
Kannada : bidir(u), bidru, bidaru
Kannada meaning : bamboo
Tulu : bedụrụ
Tulu meaning : bamboo
Proto-Nilgiri : *vedĭr
Notes : Tamil vayir is a strange dialectal form, maybe even the result of some obscure contamination.
Number in DED : 5485
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *vedĭr
Meaning : bamboo
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : vedyr
Number in DED : 5485
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *vedir
Meaning : bamboo
Proto-South Dravidian: *vedir-
Proto-Telugu : *vedur-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *vedr
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *vedur
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *vedur-
Meaning : bamboo
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : veduru
Number in DED : 5485
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *vedr
Meaning : bamboo
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : vedur (pl. veduḍl)
Naikri : vedur
Parji : vedri (pl. vedrul)
Ollari Gadba : vedre (pl. -gil)
Salur Gadba : vedir (pl. -gil)
Kondekor Gadba : vedirin
Number in DED : 5485
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-parji,kogaet-ollari,kogaet-salur,kogaet-s_3,kogaet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *vedur
Meaning : bamboo
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *vedur
Konda : vedru
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *dēr
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vdēr-u
Notes : Bisyllabic root.
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *vedur
Meaning : bamboo
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : waddur
Muria Gondi : vaddur
Maria Gondi : veddur
Koya Gondi : vedur
Yeotmal Gondi : vedur
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : vedūr
Maria Gondi (Lind) : veduri
Maria Gondi (Smith) : wedooree
Number in DED : 5485
Number in CVOTGD : 3282
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : vedru
Meaning: in: vedru dubu tall bamboo tree
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda (Sova dial.) dēr/u/ tender bamboo; dēr dubu bamboo thicket
Number in DED : 5485
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-addition,konet-dednum,

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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *dēr
Meaning : bamboo
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : dēr (pl. -ku) "bamboo; bamboo shoot"
Manda : dēr "bamboo shoot"
Number in DED : 5485
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vdēr-u
Meaning : bamboo
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Khuttia Kui : tēru (pl. trēka)
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : dēru (pl. dērka)
Kuwi (Schulze) : dēru (pl. dērka)
Sunkarametta Kuwi : dēru (pl. dērka)
Parja Kuwi : dēru (pl. dērka)
Kuwi (Israel) : dēru (pl. dērka) "bamboo shoot"
Additional forms : Also Kui_W tēru (pl. tērka) a shoot, bud (?bamboo shoot)
Notes : The initial t- in Kuttia is absolutely irregular. Since the root itself goes back to *vedur-, this makes the situation somewhat similar to PK *pdōr- 'name', except that in 'name' Kui has initial *p-. If it is possible to suggest two different developments: *pd- > *p- and *vd- > *t-, the form above should be reconstructed as *vdēr-, with no irregularities.
Number in DED : 5485
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