Proto-South Dravidian : *nel
Meaning : rice, paddy
Tamil : nel
Tamil meaning : rice, paddy, grain of paddy
Malayalam : nel
Malayalam meaning : rice (as growing), rice in the husk, paddy
Kannada : nel, nellu
Kannada meaning : paddy, rice in its husk, rice as growing, a grain of paddy
Kodagu : nellɨ
Kodagu meaning : rice, paddy
Number in DED : 3753
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