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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñaṇṭ-

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Noun

*ñaṇṭ-[1]

  1. crab

Derived terms
  • Southern:
    • Southern I:
      • Tulu: ದೆಂಜಿ (deñji)
      • Tamil-Kannada:
        • Kannada: ಎಂಡ್ರಕಾಯಿ (eṇḍrakāyi), ಎಸಡಿ (esaḍi), ಏಡಿ (ēḍi)
        • Kodava: ಞಂಡು (ñaṇḍu), ಞಂಡ್ರಿಕೆ (ñaṇḍrike)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Southern II:
      • Telugu: ఎండ్రి (eṇḍri)
  • Central:

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
  • Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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