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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *vāi
Meaning : mouth; edge
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *vāj
Konda : veyu (pl. veyku)
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *vVj
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaj-
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *vāj
Meaning : edge of knife
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Maria Gondi : vāy "edge of kinfe"
Koya Gondi : vāy "edge of kinfe"
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : vāy "sharp"
Number in DED : 5352
Number in CVOTGD : 3224
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : veyu (pl. veyku)
Meaning: mouth
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Konda (Burrow/Bhattacharya) : vepoṭi "lip"
Number in DED : 5352
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *vVj
Meaning : mouth
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : vey
Manda : vay
Notes : Also Pengo vey-oṭi lip
Number in DED : 5352
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaj-
Meaning : edge, cutting edge or end
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : vau (pl. vanga)
Notes : Hardly to B&E's *vai- 'sharp', since it is really *vas-.
Number in DED : 5552
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *vāj
Meaning : mouth; edge
Proto-South Dravidian: *vāj
Proto-Telugu : *vāj-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *vāj
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *vāi
Proto-North Dravidian : *bā-ī
Brahui :
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *vāj
Meaning : mouth
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vāy
Tamil meaning : mouth, beak of birds, mouth as of cup, bag, ulcer, etc., mouthful, lip, edge, rim, edge as of a knife, word, speech, hole, orifice
Malayalam : vāy, vā
Malayalam meaning : mouth, opening, juncture, edge of a sword
Kannada : bāy(i)
Kannada meaning : mouth, mouth of a vessel, bag, drain, etc., head of a drum, edge of any cutting instrument
Kodagu : bāy
Kodagu meaning : mouth
Tulu : bāyi
Tulu meaning : mouth, edge of a knife, sword, etc., opening, speech, utterance
Tulu derivates : ? bāmbelụ a large mouth; crack, hole
Proto-Nilgiri : *vāj
Number in DED : 5352
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *vāj
Meaning : mouth
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : vāy "mouth (of living thing, cup, bag, pot), mouthful, rim, brink, edge (as of knife)"
Toda : pōy
Additional forms : Also Kota ā kēr vāy other bank, other side; Toda pō ner_f- to fill to brim
Number in DED : 5352
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *vāj-
Meaning : mouth, face, edge of any cutting instrument
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : vāyi
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : vāya "blade, sharpness"
Additional forms : Also vā-konu to speak, utter, say, cry out; vādara edge of sword
Number in DED : 5352
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *vāj
Meaning : mouth, edge
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : ī bay "this side or bank"
Parji : vāy "mouth of pot"
Ollari Gadba : vāsi "lip"
Poya Gadba : vāy "edge of knife"
Additional forms : Also Kolami ā bay that side or bank
Number in DED : 5352
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *bā-ī
Meaning : mouth (of man and animal), aperture of a vessel, mouthful
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : baī
Additional forms : Also KUR baī-muī̃ the face.
Number in DED : 5352
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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui :
Meaning : mouth, aperture, edge of a knife
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 5352
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