Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yaṇṭ-

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

*yaṇṭ-

1. crab

Derived terms

• Southern:
  • Southern I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಎಸಡಿ (esaḍi), ಏಡಿ (ēḍi)
      • Tamil-Kodagu: *ñaṇṭ-
        • Kodava: ಞಂಡು (ñaṇḍu)
        • Irula-Muduga:
          • Irula: ஞெண்டி (ñeṇḍi)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: ഞണ്ട് (ñaṇṭŭ)
          • Tamil: நண்டு (naṇṭu), ஞண்டு (ñaṇṭu), ஞெண்டு (ñeṇṭu)
    • Tuluic:
      • Korra Koraga: ದೆಂಗಿ (deṅgi)
      • Tulu: deñji, eḍeñji, ḍeñji, jeñji

        Kannada script: ದೆಂಜಿ, ಎಡೆಂಜಿ, ಡೆಂಜಿ, ಜೆಂಜಿ

        Malayalam script: ദെംജി, എഡെംജി, ഡെംജി, ജെംജി

  • Southern II:
    • Gondi: యేటే (yēṭē), ఏటె (ēṭe)
      • Koya: ఏటె
    • Telugu: ఎండ్రి (eṇḍri)
• Central:
  • Kolami: ऎण्डॆ (eṇḍe), ऎन्दॆ (ende)
  • Southeastern Kolami: ऎण्डॆ (eṇḍe)

Derived terms

• Kannada: ಎಂಡ್ರಕಾಯಿ (eṇḍrakāyi)
• Kodava: ಞಂಡ್ರಿಕೆ (ñaṇḍrike)
• Ollari: ఎండెర్కె (eṇḍerke)
• Telugu: ఎండ్రక (eṇḍraka), ఎండ్రకాయ (eṇḍrakāya)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 139.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “naṇṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.