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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *modd-
Meaning : blockhead, stupid man
Telugu : moddãḍu
Additional forms : Also moddu id.; dull, stupid, blunt, pointless; moddugā bluntly, in a dull manner, stupidly
Number in DED : 5118
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *mod-
Meaning : stupid, fool; blunt
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *modd-
Meaning : idiot, stupid
Tamil : mottu
Tamil meaning : dullard, idiot; lazy person or animal
Tamil derivates : mottai ignorant woman
Kannada : moddu, maddu
Kannada meaning : stupidity, bluntness (as of knife)
Kannada derivates : madaḍu dullness, stupidity
Tulu : madaḍụ
Tulu meaning : slothful, indolent
Tulu derivates : madaḍu lazy; a lazy woman; madaḍe blockhead, sluggard
Notes : The vowel -a- is due to contamination with *maḍ- 'ignorance, folly, etc.' (or due to analogy: *modaḍ- > madaḍ-, *mod- > mad-).
Number in DED : 5118
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mudd-
Meaning : blunt
Kondekor Gadba : muddun
Number in DED : 5118
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-s_3,kogaet-dednum,
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