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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kḕnda
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: a k. of ungulate animal
Russian meaning: вид копытного животного
Turkic: *KAt
Mongolian: *kandagaj
Tungus-Manchu: *kēnde
Comments: A Western isogloss; not quite reliable because of poor attestation (and possible borrowed nature?) in Turkic and TM. Cf. OJ. kédá-mono 'animal' (?).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *KAt (?)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: a fabulous animal, unicorn
Russian meaning: сказочное животное, единорог
Old Turkic: qat (OUygh.: Chin.-Uygh. Dict.)
Middle Turkic: (Xwar.) qat (Oghuz-nama)
Comments: VEWT 241, TMN 4, 393, EDT 593. Somewhat dubious: the word may represent a rendering of Sanskr. khaḍga 'rhinoceros' (through Tokharian?); cf. OUygh. ktki 'id.'.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kandagaj
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: elk
Russian meaning: лось
Written Mongolian: qandaɣai (L 927)
Middle Mongolian: qandaqai (SH)
Khalkha: xandgai
Buriat: xandagai
Kalmuck: xandǝɣā (КРС)
Dagur: xandag (Тод. Даг. 173)
Shary-Yoghur: χandaχan
Comments: MGCD 325. Mong. > Evk. kandaɣā etc., see ТМС 1, 372, TMN 1, 420, Rozycki 132; > Russ. Siber. kandagáj, see Аникин 255.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kēnde
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: harnessed deer
Russian meaning: упряжной олень
Even: kēnde
Literary Manchu: x́anči-la- 'to gather in herds (of deer in summer)'
Comments: ТМС 1, 448, 461.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *KOntV
Meaning: wild reindeer, bull
Altaic: *kḕnda
Uralic: *kunta 'wild reindeer'
Dravidian: *kōnd- 'bull'
References: Tyler 21 (U-D)
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 405
Proto: *kunta
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: wild reindeer
German meaning: wildes Rentier
Saam (Lapp): gǫd'de -dd- (N) 'wild reindeer', kåddē (L), kointe (T), koint (Kld.), koaidd (Not.) 'wild, wildes Rentier', gǫddudâs, gǫddâs (N) '4-year-old male reindeer' ( > Finn. kuntus, kunteus id.)
Mansi (Vogul): konkā (TJ), χonɣǝ (KU), kunnǝ (P) 'Rentier'
Enets (Yen): kêreʔ, hêreʔ (Ch.), kede (B) 'wildes Rentier', kezɛʔ
Kamass: kouna
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *kōnd-
Meaning : bull
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *gōnd-ai
Proto-Telugu : *gōd-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kōnd-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kōnd-
Notes : Contaminated with other roots meaning 'cow' (cf. *gōḍ- 'barren cow').
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *gōnd-ai
Meaning : bull
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kannada : gōnde
Kannada meaning : bull, ox
Number in DED : 2216
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *gōd-
Meaning : ox
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : gōda
Number in DED : 2216
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kōnd-
Meaning : bull, bison
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kinwat Kolami : kōnda "bullock"
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : kondā "bull"
Naiki : kōnda "bullock"
Parji : kōnda "bison"
Ollari Gadba : kōnde "cow"
Salur Gadba : kōndē "bullock"
Number in DED : 2216
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kōnd-
Meaning : bullock
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *kōnd-ā
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *kōnd-ā
Meaning : bullock, ox
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : kōnḍā
Additional forms : Other dialects have kōnda
Number in DED : 2216
Number in CVOTGD : 972
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