South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *ōḍ-ai

Meaning : a k. of reed

Tamil : ōṭai

Tamil meaning : longer internoded stout reed bamboo, Ochlandra travancorica

Malayalam : ōṭa

Malayalam meaning : a large reed

Malayalam derivates : oṭṭal a kind of small bamboo, Ochlandra rheedii

Kannada : ōṭe

Kannada meaning : a large jungle reed

Kodagu : ōṭe

Kodagu meaning : reed

Tulu : ōṇṭe

Tulu meaning : a kind of large thin reed, a pipe made of reed

Proto-Nilgiri : *ōḍä

Notes : Unclear nasal cluster in Tulu.

Number in DED : 1043

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