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-

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.