Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cīntu

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.

False cognate of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ̀ndʊ́ and Swahili mkindu.

*cīntu

1. date palm

• South:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಈಚಲು (īcalu), ಈಚಲ (īcala), ಈಚಲೆ (īcale), ಈಚಿಲು (īcilu)
    • Malayalam: ഈന്ത് (īntŭ), ഈന്ത (īnta), ഈത്ത (ītta)
    • Tamil: ஈந்து (īntu), ஈஞ்சு (īñcu), ஈச்சு (īccu)
  • Tulu: ಈಚಿಲ್ (īcilŭ), ಈಂಚಿಲ್ (īñcilŭ), ಈಂದ್ (īndŭ)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi: సింది (sindi), సీందీ (sīndī), హీంది (hīndi), ఈతె (īte), ఈంది (īndi), ఏతెల్ (ētel)
  • Konda-Kui:
    • Konda-Dora: సీతెల్ (sītel)
    • Kui (India): ସୀତା (sīta)
    • Kuvi: ସିଂଦି (sindi), ସୀଂଦି (sīndi)
    • Pengo: ହୀଂଦି (hīndi)
  • Telugu: ఈఁత (īn̆ta), ఈత (īta)

• Central:
  • Duruwa: चींद, ଚୀଂଦ୍
  • Ollari: సీంది (sīndi)

• Northern:
  • Kurukh: कींदा (kīndā)

• → Sanskrit: हिन्ताल (hintāla), सैन्धी (saindhī)
• → Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀻 (sindī)
• → Sora: ସିଂଦୀନ୍

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 168.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “īntu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.