South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *maḍ-i

Meaning : cleanness, purity; pure cloth

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : maṭi

Tamil meaning : ceremonial purity, as of one who has bathed; cloth made of fibre of trees, coarse silk, cotton, etc., as ceremonially pure

Kannada : maḍi

Kannada meaning : cleanness, purity; a washed, clean cloth

Kannada derivates : maḍivā̆ḷa, maḍivaḷḷa, maḍivāḷi washerman; fem. maḍivāḷi, maḍivāḷagitti

Kodagu : maḍi

Kodagu meaning : ritual purity

Kodagu derivates : maḍi baṭṭe clean clothes; (Shanmugam) maḍivāḷë washerman; fem. maḍivāḷati

Tulu : maḍi

Tulu meaning : a newly washed cloth, bleached cloth, a garment of bark, silk or wool worn by brahmans and other high-caste people during meals or any ceremony

Tulu derivates : maḍḍele, maḍyele washerman

Number in DED : 4654