Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *nūr_-

Meaning : to grind

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : nūr_u (nūr_i-)

Tamil meaning : to crush, pulverize, reduce to powder, demolish, destroy; n. powder, dust, flour

Tamil derivates : nuvar_u (nuvar_i-) to file; nur_ukku (nur_ukki-) to crush, pulverize, reduce to powder; nur_uŋku (nur_uŋki-) to be powdered, crushed, squeezed; n. grit; nor_ukku (nor_ukki-) to break, crush, smash to pieces; n. crushing; nor_uŋku (nor_uŋki-) to be broken, crushed, smashed; n. broken grains, grits, powder; nor_unor_u (-pp-, -tt-) to be brittle, fragile; nukku (nukki-) to break in pieces, grind, powder, crush

Malayalam : nūr_u

Malayalam meaning : powder, esp. powdered lime, starch

Malayalam derivates : nūr_uka to be pulverized; nur_uŋŋuka to be broken into small pieces, shattered, pulverized; nur_uŋŋu bit, chip, atom; nur_ukkuka to crush, break in pieces, pound; nur_ukku bit, fragment, broken rice; nuccu broken rice

Kannada : nūr_u

Kannada meaning : state of being crushed

Kannada derivates : nūku, nūgu fragments, grit; nur_i to be reduced to small bits or powder, be crushed; n. state of being crushed; nur_uku, nur_ugu, nurgu, nuggu to crush; be crushed; nurgu, nuggu, nurcu state of being crushed; nurcu, nuccu fragments, bits, grits; nurcu, nur_isu to crush to fragments

Kodagu : nuri

Kodagu meaning : very small bits of broken rice

Kodagu derivates : nucci broken grains of rice

Tulu : nuriyuni

Tulu meaning : to break, go to pieces, decay

Tulu derivates : nuripuni, nurpuni to break, powder, granulate, pulverize; nuritelụ bruising, chips; nurkallụ kind of pebbles found in rice; nukkuni to bruise; nujji, nujju contusion, bruise

Proto-Nilgiri : *nuc

Number in DED : 3728

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *nuc

Meaning : broken grain

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : nuc "grains broken in pestling"

Toda : nüc "broken rice, chips"

Additional forms : Also Kota nug- (nugy-) to be hard-pressed (to support large family); nugc- (nugc-) to pound (chillies) with pestle; Toda nūr_ lime

Number in DED : 3728

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *nūr_-

Meaning : to grind, sharpen, whet

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : nūr_u

Additional forms : Also [1] nūr_ucu, [2] nūrcu to thresh (as corn); [1] nūr_upu, [2] nūrpu, [3] nur_upu, [4] nur_ucu threshing; [1] nur_upu, [2] nur_ucu to thrash, kill; n. thrashing, threshing; nur_umu to powder, destroy; n. powder, what is ground; nuggu to pound, reduce to powder; be powdered; n. bits, fragments, powder; nūka coarse flour, grits; nūca powder

Number in DED : 3728

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nūd_-

Meaning : to grind

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *nōR-

Konda : nūr_- (-it-)

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *nūz-

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nūj-

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *nōR-

Meaning : to grind

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : nōrānā "to grind grain"

Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : norrānā

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : nōrānā "to grind grain"

Gommu Gondi : nōr-

Maria Gondi : nōr̨-, (S) nōhk-

Seoni Gondi : nōr-

Koya Gondi : nōr-

Yeotmal Gondi : nōr-

Chindwara Gondi : nōr-

Adilabad Gondi : nōr-

Chanda Gondi : nor-, nohk-

Number in DED : 3728

Number in CVOTGD : 2065

Konda etymology :

Konda : nūr_- (-it-)

Meaning: to crush, grind, pulverize

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 3728

Pengo-Manda etymology :

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *nūz-

Meaning : to grind

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Pengo : nūz- (nūst-)

Manda : nūy-

Number in DED : 3728

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nūj-

Meaning : to grind

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : nuiyali

Kuwi (Schulze) : nūinai "to mill"

Kuwi (Israel) : nūy- (-it-)

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_S nurpinai to thresh with oxen; Kuwi_F nūṛpali to thresh out with cattle; Kuwi_Isr nōrp- (-it-) to thresh driving cattle over grain, Kuwi_Su nōrp- (-it-) to thresh

Notes : The roots *nūy- and *nur-p- have clearly become different roots on the PK level and even earlier, although they obviously have been developed from a single protostem (which is *nūr_-).

Number in DED : 3728

Brahui etymology :

Brahui : nus-ing

Meaning : to crush, grind

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Additional forms : Also BRA nusxal handmill; nut flour

Number in DED : 3728

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *nutV

Meaning: to pound, grind

Altaic: *ni̯utu

Dravidian: *nūd_-

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *ni̯utu ( ~ -a)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to pound, pestle

Russian meaning: толочь, пест

Mongolian: *nidü-

Tungus-Manchu: *nutiku

Comments: ТМС 1, 613, АПиПЯЯ 16. A Mong.-Tung. isogloss.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *nidü-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to pound, crush 2 pestle

Russian meaning: 1 молотить, толочь, размельчать 2 пест

Written Mongolian: nidü- 1, nidügür 2 (L 578)

Khalkha: nüde- 1, nüdǖr 2

Buriat: ńüde- 1

Kalmuck: nüd- 1, nüdǖr 2 (КРС)

Ordos: nüdü- 1, nüdǖr 2

Dongxian: nudu- 1, nudn 2

Baoan: nǝdǝ-

Dagur: nide- 1 (MD 199, Тод. Даг. 158: nude-, nide-), nidunku 2

Shary-Yoghur: nudu-

Monguor: nidi- (SM 271), nudǝ-, nǝdǝ- (Huzu) 1, nidir (SM 272), nǝdǝr 2

Comments: MGCD 521.