South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *aḍai[j]āḷ-

Meaning : mark, sign, symbol

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : aṭaiyāḷam

Tamil meaning : mark, symbol, emblem, seal

Malayalam : aṭayāḷam

Malayalam meaning : mark, sign

Kannada : aḍayāḷa

Kannada meaning : mark, sign

Proto-Nilgiri : *aḍjāḷ-

Notes : A solid SDR root with no outside connections except Telugu. It is tempting to analyse it as a compound (*aḍai- + *[j]āḷ-?], but neither of the two parts makes much sense.

Number in DED : 0089

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