Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *nīg-

Meaning : to separate, leave, quit

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : nī (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to separate from, renounce as the world, put away, reject, put to disgrace, despise, loathe, abandon, leave, be removed

Tamil derivates : nīŋku (nīŋki-) to leave, go, depart, separate from, give up, abandon, pass over, turn away, be warded off, be liberated, released, be dismissed, discharged, be excepted, excluded, go, proceed, be spread out (as fingers); nīŋkal removing, separating; nīkku (nīkki-) to remove, exclude, put aside, dismiss, extricate, liberate, exempt, deduct, turn, draw aside as a curtain, kill, dispatch, destroy, open, force apart, spread out (as the fingers), give up, abandon, change; n. separation, removal, opening, cleft, crack, deduction, remainder, balance; nīkkam, nīkku separation, removal, disengagement, liberation, gap, chink, crack; nīkkal destroying, opposition, disagreement, opening, hole; nīkki leakage; nīppu relinquishment, renunciation, separation, parting; nīmpal interstice; nīntu (nīnti-) to relinquish, give up; nīvu (nīvi-) to cease, discontinue, pass beyond, transgress, break asunder as a chain, destroy; spread

Malayalam : nīŋŋuka

Malayalam meaning : to go aside, go off, go farther, retire, vanish

Malayalam derivates : nīŋŋikka to make to retire; nīkkam removal, departure, retirement, variation, exception; nīkkuka to put away, aside, remove, abolish; nīkki except; nīkkikka to cause to remove, withdraw a complaint

Kannada : nīgu

Kannada meaning : to quit, leave, abandon, give up, get rid of, lose, remove, take away, do away, squander, be got rid of, go off or away, vanish

Kannada derivates : nīgisu to cause to quit

Kodagu : nīŋg- (nīŋgi-)

Kodagu meaning : to go aside

Kodagu derivates : nīk- (nīki-) to put aside, remove

Proto-Nilgiri : *nīg-

Number in DED : 3685

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *nīg-

Meaning : to cover

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : nīg- (nīgy-) "to cover a large expanse, be broad"

Toda : nīk- (nīky-) "to brush away (dirt)"

Additional forms : Also Kota nīgc- (nīgc-) to make to cover a large expanse, (feline) walks making its body long; Toda nīx- (nīxy-) to crawl (snakewise), (river) runs in flood

Number in DED : 3685

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *(n)īg-

Meaning : to remove

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : ī̃gu

Additional forms : Also nī̃gu id., get rid of

Number in DED : 3685

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *nVkV

Meaning: to leave, put aside

Altaic: *nĕ̀ko

Dravidian: *nīg-

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *nĕ̀ko

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to leave, put aside

Russian meaning: оставлять, откладывать

Mongolian: *nögü-ɣe

Tungus-Manchu: *neku-

Korean: *nòh-

Japanese: *nǝ̀k-

Comments: Martin 239. Korean has the verbal low tone. The Mong. form is somewhat questionable: it can belong here if 'other' < 'the one left'; on the other hand, it may be a historical derivative < *nige-ɣü where *nige- = *nige- 'one' (see *ni̯ŏŋe).

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *nögü-ɣe

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: other

Russian meaning: другой

Written Mongolian: nögüge (L 592)

Middle Mongolian: noko'e (SH)

Khalkha: nögȫ

Buriat: nügȫ

Kalmuck: nögɛ̄ (КРС)

Ordos: nögȫ

Baoan: noge 'he' (Тод. Бн.)

Comments: Mong. > Yak., Dolg. nöŋüö 'next' (see Kaɫ. MEJ 35, Stachowski 186).

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *neku-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to bring 2 gift

Russian meaning: 1 нести, приносить, относить 2 подарок

Even: nēkъr 2

Nanai: nuku- 1

Udighe: nexu-, neu-ɣi- 1

Comments: ТМС 1, 619, 667.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *nòh-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to put, let go

Russian meaning: класть, пускать

Modern Korean: no- [noh-]

Middle Korean: nòh-

Comments: Nam 114, KED 353.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *nǝ̀k-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to leave, put aside

Russian meaning: оставлять, откладывать

Old Japanese: nok-, nokos-

Middle Japanese: nòkos-

Tokyo: nokós-

Kyoto: nókós-

Kagoshima: nokós-

Comments: JLTT 737. The Kagoshima accent is rather strange (influenced by Tokyo?), cf. the intransitive match nòkòr- 'to remain, be left' which is quite regular.