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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *nūl
Meaning : thread
Kolami : nuv (?)
Kinwat Kolami : nūl
Parji : nūl
Ollari Gadba : nūl
Number in DED : 3726
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-kol_kin,kogaet-parji,kogaet-ollari,kogaet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *nūl-
Meaning : thread
Proto-South Dravidian: *nūl- Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *nūl dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *nūl-
Meaning : thread
Tamil : nūl
Tamil meaning : yarn, cotton thread, string, systematic treatise, science
Tamil derivates : (nūr_p-, nūr_r_-) to spin, compose (as a poem), make a plot; nūlār, nūlōr learned persons; (Tinn.) nūpu spinning
Malayalam : nūl
Malayalam meaning : thread, yarn, measuring line
Malayalam derivates : nūlkka to spin
Kannada : nūl
Kannada meaning : yarn, thread (of cotton)
Kannada derivates : (nūlt-) to make thread, spin; nūlige spinning; nūlisu to cause to spin; nuli to twist (as a rope, etc.), wring, curl (whiskers), roll (as cotton) between the hands, turn round (as the back), twist off (as a twig); (the intestines) to gripe; n. (also nulike, nulige) state of being twisted, a twist, cord, thread, twine; griping pain in the intestines; (Hal.) nugulu thread
Kodagu : nūlɨ
Kodagu meaning : thread
Tulu : nūlu
Tulu meaning : thread, yarn
Tulu derivates : nūloḍu spindle; nūpuni to spin, twist, string; nuppuni to twist
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) nuglu thread
Notes : Forms like Halakki Kannada nugulu and Koraga nuglu might be anomalies, but considering Kolami nuv, a reconstruction like *nuvul- > nūl-, nugul- is not excluded.
Number in DED : 3726
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-misc,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *nūl_
Meaning : thread
Kota : nūl
Toda : nūs_
Additional forms : Also ? Kota nurb- (nurby-) to twist, wring (neck); Toda nūs_f- (nūs_t-) to join ends of thread by rolling
Number in DED : 3726
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *nūl-
Meaning : cotton thread
Telugu : nūlu
Additional forms : Also nulaka a rough kind of rope or string; nuli entanglement in a thread; nuliyu to be twisted; [1] nulincu, [2] nulucu, [3] nulcu, [4] nulupu, [5] nulpu, [6] nulumu to twist; nulivu a twist
Number in DED : 3726
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nūl
Meaning : thread
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *nūl
Meaning : thread
Additional forms : Many dialects have nūl
Number in DED : 3726
Number in CVOTGD : 2020
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-addition,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : nūlu
Meaning: thread
Konda (Burrow/Bhattacharya) : nuls- "to twist"
Number in DED : 3726
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-konda_bb,konet-dednum,
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *nūl
Meaning : thread
Pengo : nūl
Manda : nūl
Number in DED : 3726
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-manda,pemet-dednum,
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nūl-/*nōl-
Meaning : thread
Kui : nūḍu (pl. nūṭka) "cotton yarn, thread"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : lūlū
Kuwi (Schulze) : lōlu
Sunkarametta Kuwi : lūlu
Kuwi (Israel) : lūlu
Additional forms : Also Kui nōlba (nōṭ-) to twist strands together, spin thread; n. spinning
Number in DED : 3726
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_su,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-dednum,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *neĺbu
Meaning: thread, fringe
nostret-meaning,nostret-alt,nostret-drav,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *nèĺbù ( ~ -p-)
Meaning: fringe
Russian meaning: бахрома
Comments: A Tung.-Jpn. isogloss; cf. perhaps also Karakh. (MK) jɨšɨɣ 'thread, string, cord' (although the vocalism is not clear). altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *nelbi
Meaning: fringe
Russian meaning: бахрома
Evenki: nelbi
Even: nebъlen
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *nùsà
Meaning: paper offerings, paper pieces on a stick
Russian meaning: бумажные приношения, бумажки на палочке или веточке
Old Japanese: nusa
Middle Japanese: nùsà
Tokyo: nusa
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-comments,
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