Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *tiṇ-

Meaning : hard, firm; to strain

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : tiṇ

Tamil meaning : strong, hard, firm, close, compact

Tamil derivates : tiṇṭi size, bulk; tiṇṭu stoutness, thickness; tiṇam, tiṇṇam certainty, vigour, strength, solidity, robustness, power, tightness; tiṇṇan_ strong, robust, powerful man; tiṇṇimai firmness of mind; tiṇṇiyan_ strong man, brave man; tiṇmai strength, power, robustness, hardness, compactness, firmness, truth, certainty, constancy, heaviness, bulkiness; tiṇar (-pp-, -tt-) to form a thick layer, be crowded, dense, close; n. denseness, thickness (as of a cloud); tiṇi (-v-, -nt-) to be crowded, dense, close; (-pp-, -tt-) to cram, stuff; n. solidity; tiṇippu strength; tiṇimpu denseness; tiṇiyan_ fat man, clumsy beast or thing; tiṇivu hardness, denseness; tiṇukkam closeness, compactness, solidity; tiṇuŋku (tiṇuŋki-) to become close, dense, thick, crowded; tiṭpam solidity, strength, firmness of mind

Malayalam : tiṇ

Malayalam meaning : firm, strong, solid

Malayalam derivates : tiṇṇam strength; stiff, tight; tiṇma solidity; tiṇar swelling; tiṇarkka to swell, rise as the skin from a blow; tiṇṭikka (the edges of a wound) become swollen; tiŋŋuka to be thronged, crowded, tight; tikkuka to press, throng; tikkal pressing, thronging

Kannada : tiṇi

Kannada meaning : to be united or mixed together, be crowded or closely packed, be full or filled

Kannada derivates : tiṇuku, tiṇaku, tiṇiku to use pressure or strain as in childbirth or in easing nature, press, make violent efforts, undergo trouble; tiṇṇa, tiṇpu thickness, stoutness, greatness, weight, gravity, excess; diṇḍu thickness, stoutness, strength, pride; tintiṇi mass, crowd, multitude; tintiṇisu to be crowded

Tulu : diṇḍụ

Tulu meaning : stout, strong

Tulu derivates : diṇḍa proud, mischievous, impudent; diṇḍe a strong, stout man, a mischievous fellow; diṇṇa, duṇṇa heaviness; heavy

Number in DED : 3222

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *tin-uk-

Meaning : to strain; n. straining

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : tinuku

Number in DED : 3222

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *tin-[-G-/-ḍ-]

Meaning : strength; to strain

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : ṭinḍī "strength"

Malto : tinqe "to strain (as at stool)"

Additional forms : Also KUR (Hahn) tindī fast, immovable; (Grignard) tiū̃khnā to groan, moan under a violent effort, as when lifting a heavy load, fighting, etc.; (Hahn) tinkhnā, tiū̃xnā to strain, as at stool.

Number in DED : 3222

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ṭVŋV

Meaning: firm, thick

Indo-European: *tenk-

Altaic: *t`i̯aŋV 'firm, dense' (in Mong. teŋke-, TM *tiaŋ(k))

Dravidian: *tiṇ-

References: ND 2382 *ṭi[ǹ]E (Drav.; see *ṭVnV); 2391 *ṭ[e]ŋḲa 'firm, dense' (+ Berb. Ah.).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *tAnk- / -e-, -g-

Meaning: thick, curdled (milk)

Old Indian: ā-tanakti `to cause coagulation', tanakti `to contract'; {ā-táṅgana- n. `Mittel zum Gerinnen, Lab'}; takra- n. `buttermilk mixed with water'

Other Iranian: NPers tanǯīδan `zusammenziehen', tang `eng'

Armenian: thanʒr, gen. thanʒu `dicht, dick'

Slavic: *tǭčā

Baltic: *tan̂k-u- adj. (1)

Germanic: *ɵínx-l-a- n.; *ɵinx-t-a- adj.; *ɵánx-ō(n-) f.

Celtic: *tenkto-; *tenkō, *tenctō > Ir tēcht `geronnen'; con-tēcim `gerinne', tēchtaim id.

Russ. meaning: густой, створоженное (о молоке)

References: WP I 725

Vasmer's dictionary :

Word: ту́ча,

Near etymology: укр. ту́ча, др.-русск. туча "облако, гроза, дождь, множество", ст.-слав. тѫча νιφετός (Супр.), сербохорв. ту̏ча "град", словен. tȯ́čа -- то же, польск. tęcza "радуга", прибалт.-словин. tа̨̃čа "туча", в.-луж. tučel ж. "радуга", н.-луж. tuca -- то же.

Further etymology: Родственно лит. tánkus "густой", tánkiai нареч. "густо, часто", tankumýnas "чаща, заросль деревьев и кустарников", арм. t`anjr "густой", авест. tахmа- "крепкий, сильный", превосходн. степ. tančišta-, ирл. técht "загустевший, свернувшийся", др.-исл. þettr "густой", гот. þeiƕô ж. "гром" (*þeŋhwôn-), др.-инд. tanákti "стягивает, заставляет сгуститься, свернуться"; см. И. Шмидт, Zschr. f. d. Alt. Anz. 6, 120; Цупица, GG. 70; Лиден, Stud. 39; Траутман, BSW, 313 и сл.; Сольмсен, KZ 35, 480 и сл.; Хольтхаузен, Awn. Wb. 314; Клюге-Гётце 621.

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Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *tan̂k-u- (1)

Meaning: thick

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: tánku- `dicht, dicht zusammenstehend'

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *ɵínxla-n; *ɵinxta-; *ɵánxō(n)

Meaning: thick, fat

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *ɵahō f. (n) `clay'

Old Norse: ɵētt-r `dicht; dick, fett'; NIsl ɵēl n. `Buttermilch', ТШыд ɵētti `saure Milch'; NIsl ɵā `Lehmboden'

Norwegian: tett adj.; tette `Mittel, die Milch gerinnen zu machen'

Swedish: tät adj.

Danish: tät adj.

Old English: ɵīht; ɵōhe, ɵō `Ton, Lehm'

Middle English: thight

English: tight

Middle Dutch: dichte, dicht

Dutch: dicht

Middle Low German: dicht(e) `undurchlässig, stark, tüchtig, häufig, wahrhaftig'; dā `Ton, Lehm'

Old High German: thāha `Ton, Lehm, Töpfererde, irdenes Gefäss' (um 800)'

Middle High German: dīhte `dicht'; dā̆he, tā̆he wk. f. `Lehm', frühnhd. tahen, than (Luther)

German: dicht, dial. deicht (< -ẹ̄-); Ton m.