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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *pēj-
Meaning : devil; god; mad, fervent
Tamil : pēy
Tamil meaning : devil, goblin, fiend; madness (as of a dog), frenzy; wildness (as of vegetation)
Tamil derivates : pēyan_ demoniac, madman; pēytti, pēycci, pēcci demoness, woman under possession of a demon
Malayalam : pē, pēyi
Malayalam meaning : demon (fem. pēcci); rage, madness, viciousness
Malayalam derivates : pēna ghost, spirit; pē-nāyi mad dog
Kannada : pē, hē
Kannada meaning : madness, rage, viciousness; growing wild (as plants), worthlessness
Kannada derivates : pētu, hēde demon; pēŋkuṇi, pēŋkuḷi, hēkuḷi demon; madness, fury; hēga a mad, foolish man
Tulu : pēyi
Tulu meaning : demon
Number in DED : 4438
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *pēn
Meaning : demon; spirit
Kota : pēn, pēnm "possession of woman by spirit of dead"
Toda : ȫn "the god of the dead"
Additional forms : Also Kota pēy demon
Notes : Toda influenced by Badaga.
Number in DED : 4438
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *pēj-[Vn]
Meaning : 1 god 2 fervency
Proto-South Dravidian: *pēj- Proto-North Dravidian : *pej- dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pēṇ-
Meaning : god
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *pēṇ
Meaning : god, idol
Betul Gondi : pēn (pl. -k) "god"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : pen, ven "god"
Gommu Gondi : pēnvor "priest"
Muria Gondi : pēn "god"
Maria Gondi : pēnu "god"
Seoni Gondi : pēn "god"
Yeotmal Gondi : pēn "god"
Maria Gondi (Lind) : peṇ (pl. peṇḍku) "idol, god"
Durg Gondi : pēn "god"
Number in DED : 4438
Number in CVOTGD : 2364
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pen
Meaning : god
Pengo : pen (pl. -ku)
Number in DED : 4438
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-dednum,
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pēn-u
Meaning : god; spirit
Kui : pēnu (pl. pēnga), vēnu (pl. vēnga) "a god, a spirit"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : pēnū "god"
Kuwi (Schulze) : pēnu (pl. pēnka) "devil"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : pēnu (pl. pṇēka) "god"
Kuwi (Israel) : pēnu (pl. pēṇka/pṇēka) "god"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_S pēne'esi, Kuwi_Isr pēneʔesi deceased person
Notes : The variant vēnu is absolutely mysterious (maybe it is indeed, considering the meaning of the word), since this is the only case of a p-/v- gradation in Kui.
Number in DED : 4438
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_su,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *pej-
Meaning : to feel fervent or animated
Malto : peypeyre
Number in DED : 4438
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-mlt,ndret-dednum,
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