Nilgiri etymology : List with all references

Proto-Nilgiri : *kar_-

Meaning : dirt; black

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : karp "blackness, a demon"

Toda : kar_ "dirt, spot, rust"

Additional forms : Also Kota karpn name of a man; fem. karyp; karpṭy black person (male or female); kar black; Toda kar_f- (kar_t-) to become black, dark; kap black dot (soot between eyes or on temples, or tattooed on woman's chin); kagār_f darkness (-gār_f belongs here; ka- in 1278); kār_ id. (in song unit nɨn gār_ fɨṭ leaving off your darkness)

Number in DED : 1395

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *kar_-

Meaning : black

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kar_u (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to grow black, darken, become dirty, impure; to mature

Tamil derivates : kar_ukar_u (-pp-, -tt-) to become very black; kar_uppan_ black man, a demon; kar_uppi black woman; kar_uppu blackness, darkness, spot, taint, moral defect; kar_uval black person or animal; kar_ai spot, stain, rust, blemish, fault, blackness, darkness; kak_r_-en_al expr. signifying blackness; kār_u (kār_i-) to be blackened

Malayalam : kar_a

Malayalam meaning : blackness, spot, stain, rust

Malayalam derivates : kar_u black; kar_ukka to grow black; kar_uppu blackness; kār_u darkness, black, cloud

Kannada : kar_aŋgu

Kannada meaning : to turn black

Kannada derivates : kar_e, kar_i blackness, the colour black, stain, blot; kar_r_age, kar_r_ane blackly, blackness; karpu, kappu blackness, collyrium, ink

Kodagu : kara- (karap-, karat-)

Kodagu meaning : to become black

Kodagu derivates : karapɨ blackness; karatë black; kare stain

Tulu : kappu

Tulu meaning : blackness, darkness; black, dark

Tulu derivates : kade catamenial discharge; (B-K.) kaje stain on the teeth

Proto-Nilgiri : *kar_-

Number in DED : 1395

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *kar_- (*-d_-)

Meaning : black

Proto-South Dravidian: *kar_-

Proto-Telugu : *kar_-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kar_- (*-d_-)

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *kar_-

Meaning : blackness, a stain, blot; black

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : kar_a

Additional forms : Also kar_i black; kar_iya black colour; kar_r_i black

Number in DED : 1395

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kar_- (*-d_-)

Meaning : black; rust

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Konda : kar_i

Notes : The root is to be distinguished from *kāṛ- and *kar-.

Konda etymology :

Konda : kar_i

Meaning: blackness

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Konda (Burrow/Bhattacharya) : kar_- "to become dirty"

Additional forms : Also Konda kar_/i/ni black; kar_nikan a black man; Konda_BB kar_iŋ rust; tr. kar_is- to dirten

Number in DED : 1395