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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *kiḷĭ (?)
Meaning : parrot
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kiḷy vaky
Toda : kiḷy
Notes : The word looks very much like a recent borrowing from Tamil. First, external data suggest an initial *g-, which is not present in Kota. Second, in Toda one would rather expect a form like *kɨɫ̣y.
Number in DED : 1584
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,

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