Change viewing parameters
Select another database

Nilgiri etymology :

Search within this database
Proto-Nilgiri : *ēm-
Meaning : to cheat
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : ēmār- (ēmāry-) "to gasp (from sudden fright, shock, while dying)"
Toda : ēmōt- (ēmōty-) "to deceive"
Additional forms : Also Kota ēmān- (ēmānd-) to be cheated; be dazed by being caught suddenly in wrongdoing; ēmāt- (ēmāty-) to cheat; ēmātl tricks
Notes : One would normally expect the suffix *-āt_- to appear in the transitive forms, but at least on the PN level it definitely looked like *-āt-. The lack of > ā development in Toda is probably due to a strong -ā- in the second syllable.
Number in DED : 898
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,

Search within this database


South Dravidian etymology :

Search within this database
Proto-South Dravidian : *ēmar_-
Meaning : perplexed, confused
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : ēmam
Tamil meaning : bewilderment, perplexity
Tamil derivates : ēmal confusion of mind; ēmār (-pp-, -tt-) to be confused, bewildered; ēmār_u (ēmār_i-) to be beguiled, inveigled; ēmār_r_u (ēmār_r_i-) to hoodwink, deceive; ēmār_r_am state of being defrauded, deceit, confusion of mind; ēmāḷi simpleton, fool; ēmur_u (ēmur_uv-, ēmur_r_-) to be perplexed, bewildered
Malayalam : ēmal
Malayalam meaning : confusion of mind, bewilderment
Malayalam derivates : ēmār_i a cheat; ēmār_r_am deceit, fraud; ēmār_r_uka to hoodwink, deceive; ēmāḷi beggar, silly man
Kannada : vēmār_u
Kannada meaning : (?) to be careless, fall a prey to deceit
Proto-Nilgiri : *ēm-
Number in DED : 0898
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,

Search within this database


Dravidian etymology :

Search within this database
Proto-Dravidian : *ēmar_- (*-d_-)
Meaning : perplexed; deceived
Proto-South Dravidian: *ēmar_-
Proto-Telugu : *ēmar_-
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,

Search within this database


Telugu etymology :

Search within this database
Proto-Telugu : *ēmar_-
Meaning : to be forgetful, be deceived, err
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : ēmar_u
Dialectal forms (1) : ēmār_u
Additional forms : Also [1] ēmar_incu, [2] ēmar_ucu, [3] ēmārcu to make one forget, deceive, take by surprise
Number in DED : 898
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

Search within this database

Select another database
Change viewing parameters
Total pages generatedPages generated by this script
11222611682704
Help
StarLing database serverPowered byCGI scripts
Copyright 1998-2003 by S. StarostinCopyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov
Copyright 2005-2014 by Phil Krylov