Gondi etymology : Query result

Proto-Gondi : *el-

Meaning : to be peeled off

Koya Gondi : el-

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ko elsp- to peel off

Number in DED : 843

Number in CVOTGD : 365

Proto-Gondi : *el-i

Meaning : rat, mouse

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : allī (pl. alk)

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : allī "mouse"

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : allī (pl. alk) "rat"

Seoni Gondi : elli "rat"

Koya Gondi : ellu "(Su.) rat"

Yeotmal Gondi : elli "rat"

Adilabad Gondi : elli "rat"

Notes : The ending -u in Gondi_Ko is secondary (after *eli > *el).

Number in DED : 833

Number in CVOTGD : 367

Proto-Gondi : *elum

Meaning : white ant

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : allum

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : allum

Muria Gondi : allum

Maria Gondi : elum

Koya Gondi : elu pete

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : elum

Durg Gondi : ellum patteŋ "white ants"

Notes : External data makes us regard -um here as part of the root.

Number in DED : 837

Number in CVOTGD : 368

Proto-Gondi : *elv-ā

Meaning : wave, flood

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Adilabad Gondi : helva

Number in DED : 830

Number in CVOTGD : 3587

Proto-Gondi : *enm-ud

Meaning : eight

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : aṛmur, aṛmul

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : armur

Maria Gondi (Lind) : enmīdī

Chindwara Gondi : armur

Chanda Gondi : tenmidi

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Hislop yermud eight; Gondi_Tr aṛmuhk eight each

Number in DED : 784

Number in CVOTGD : 670

Proto-Gondi : *erek-i

Meaning : leaf-hat

Gommu Gondi : reki

Maria Gondi : reki "leaf-umbrella"

Koya Gondi : erek "leaf-umbrella"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Elwin rek leaf-hat

Number in DED : 821

Number in CVOTGD : 3044

Proto-Gondi : *erk-

Meaning : to cut down (grass, bushes)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Koya Gondi : erk-

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ko erkem (pl. erke) billhook

Number in DED : 824

Number in CVOTGD : 349

Proto-Gondi : *eṛ-ki

Meaning : fever

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : aṛkī

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : arkī

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : arkī

Seoni Gondi : eṛki

Koya Gondi : eṛk

Yeotmal Gondi : eṛki

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : eṛk

Adilabad Gondi : eṛki

Number in DED : 276

Number in CVOTGD : 362

Proto-Gondi : *eṛ-/*er-

Meaning : earthworm

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Koya Gondi : eṛe puṛuk "earthworms"

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : erad

Number in DED : 822

Number in CVOTGD : 345

Proto-Gondi : *erm

Meaning : wild dog

Muria Gondi : arm/aṛm nay

Maria Gondi : erm ney

Durg Gondi : erom nay

Number in DED : 817

Number in CVOTGD : 353

Proto-Gondi : *erm-i

Meaning : buffalo

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : armī "female buffalo"

Muria Gondi : arm (W), aṛmi (E)

Maria Gondi : ermi

Yeotmal Gondi : hermi

Maria Gondi (Lind) : ermī "female buffalo"

Adilabad Gondi : hermi

Durg Gondi : ermi

Number in DED : 816

Number in CVOTGD : 352

Proto-Gondi : *ers-

Meaning : to taste pungent

Muria Gondi : ars-

Maria Gondi : ers-

Number in DED : 811

Number in CVOTGD : 356

Proto-Gondi : *ers-k- (*-R-)

Meaning : to fan

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Koya Gondi : ersk-

Adilabad Gondi : rēsk- (Su.)

Number in DED : 800

Number in CVOTGD : 357

Proto-Gondi : *eṛǯ-

Meaning : a bear

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : aṛjal (pl. aṛjahk/aṛjalor)

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : aṛjāl

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : arjāl (pl. -or)

Maria Gondi : eṛj(i)

Seoni Gondi : eṛju

Koya Gondi : eṛj

Yeotmal Gondi : eṛj

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : eṛj

Adilabad Gondi : eṛj

Durg Gondi : eṛjal

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ph arje female bear

Notes : The exact ending of the word in PG is unclear.

Number in DED : 857

Number in CVOTGD : 361

Proto-Gondi : *es-

Meaning : to shoot

Maria Gondi : es- "to shoot with bow"

Maria Gondi (Lind) : esnā

Number in DED : 805

Number in CVOTGD : 370

Proto-Gondi : *et-

Meaning : to take or carry (child)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : attānā "to take in one's lap"

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : attānā "to take in one's lap"

Muria Gondi : att- "to carry child on hip"

Maria Gondi : ett- "to take or carry (child) in arms, lap"

Seoni Gondi : ett- "to take or carry (child) in arms, lap"

Koya Gondi : ett- "to take or carry (child) in arms, lap"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ph caus. accahtānā; Gondi_S ettu high

Number in DED : 796

Number in CVOTGD : 338, 339

Proto-Gondi : *ev-

Meaning : to reach, arrive

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : awwānā

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : awwānā

Gommu Gondi : ev-

Muria Gondi : av-

Seoni Gondi : ev-

Koya Gondi : ev-

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : ev-

Adilabad Gondi : ev-

Additional forms : Also Gondi_W āwsahtānā to dispatch; Gondi_Mu avh-/avih- to make to reach, bring, obtain

Number in DED : 809

Number in CVOTGD : 369

Proto-Gondi : *evṛ-

Meaning : spittle

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Muria Gondi : eṛvo

Maria Gondi : evuṛ

Seoni Gondi : eṛvunj, eṛvonj

Koya Gondi : eṛvu

Number in DED : 3756

Number in CVOTGD : 364

Proto-Gondi : *ēj- (*ā- ?)

Meaning : father

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Koya Gondi : ēyāl (Su.)

Notes : Initial *ē- may be caused by an old pronominal prefix of the 1st person; unfortunately, the lone isolated Koya form does not allow to make any definite conclusions.

Number in DED : 196

Proto-Gondi : *ēm-

Meaning : to sift, winnow

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : ēmānā "to sift out husks of rice, pulse, etc."

Gommu Gondi : ēm- "to sift, winnow sideways"

Muria Gondi : ēm- "to sift, winnow sideways"

Maria Gondi : ēm- "to sift, winnow sideways"

Seoni Gondi : ēm- "to sift, winnow sideways"

Number in DED : 3769