South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *doḍḍ-i

Meaning : garden; cowpen, fence

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : toṭṭi

Tamil meaning : fence, yard, pound, enclosure for selling timber or firewood, small village

Malayalam : toṭṭi

Malayalam meaning : long narrow garden, loft in a house

Malayalam derivates : doṭṭi cattle-pound

Kannada : toṭṭi

Kannada meaning : building with a square open court at the centre, the court itself

Kannada derivates : doḍḍi, daḍḍi cow-pen, cattle-pound, fold, stable

Kodagu : toḍia

Kodagu meaning : small garden adjoining a house

Tulu : duḍḍi

Tulu meaning : (DCV) cattle-pound

Proto-Nilgiri : *tod_- (?)

Notes : Forms with initial t- in all languages but Tam./Mal. should probably be considered borrowings from these two.

Number in DED : 3485

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