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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *pir-
Meaning : to twist, turn
dravet.dbf-meaning,dravet.dbf-sdr,dravet.dbf-tel,dravet.dbf-bra,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *pir-i-
Meaning : twist
Tamil : piri
Tamil meaning : twist, strand, wisp
Malayalam : piri
Malayalam meaning : a twist, twining
Malayalam derivates : piriyuka to be twisted, warped; pirikka to twist; pirivu contortion, twisting; piriccal twisting; piriyan twisted
Kodagu : piri- (pirip-, piric-), biri- (birip-, biric-)
Kodagu meaning : to make (rope) by twisting
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) pirip twisting a rope
Tulu : piri
Tulu meaning : twist, spiral thread (as of a screw)
Tulu derivates : piripuni to twist (as a rope); piripāvuni to turn, twist; pirikè twisting, winding, state of being shaped like the spiral thread of a screw; (?) pijipuni to twist (as a rope, yarn) (suggested by BRR)
Notes : Interesting variant with initial b- in Kodagu.
Number in DED : 4177
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kodder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *pir-ĭ-
Meaning : to make (rope) by twisting
Kota : piry- (pirc-), pury- (purc-)
Number in DED : 4177
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *pir-i
Meaning : twist, strand, twisting
Telugu : piri
Dialectal forms (1) : puri
Additional forms : Also pirigonu to be twisted; twist (tr.)
Number in DED : 4177
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Brahui etymology :
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Brahui : pir-g_h_ing
Meaning : to twist (esp. a rope)
Number in DED : 4177
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *pir-
Meaning : to twist, turn
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-bra,
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