South Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *Iḷ-ak-

Meaning : to shake

Tamil : iḷaku (iḷaki-)

Tamil meaning : to shake (intr.), agitate

Tamil derivates : iḷakku (iḷakki-) to shake (tr.)

Malayalam : iḷakuka

Malayalam meaning : to move, shake, fluctuate

Malayalam derivates : iḷakkuka to move (tr.), shake, stir, disturb, interrupt; stir (intr.); iḷakkikka to get into motion, set on (e. g. a dog); iḷakkam shaking, fluctuation, irresolution

Kannada : eḷadu, eḷidu

Kannada meaning : moving about, unsteadiness, fickleness

Kannada derivates : (Hav.) eḷagu to be excited

Kodagu : ëḷ- (ëḷi-)

Kodagu meaning : to leave one's position, leave abruptly, be removed from one's position

Kodagu derivates : ëḷak- (ëḷaki-) to make to leave a position, uproot, (god) possesses (man who devil-dances); ëḷaka uprooting from position, violent, shaking (as when possessed by a god)

Tulu : lakkuni

Tulu meaning : to rise, get up, depart, start

Tulu derivates : lakkāvuni to lift, raise, wake, rouse, steal

Proto-Nilgiri : *eḷ-ǝg-

Number in DED : 0509

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Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *eḷ-ǝg-

Meaning : (something) is slightly raised or imperfectly fixed in place, lift one's body slightly from ground, (mind) is moved (by pity)

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : eḷg- (eḷgy-)

Additional forms : Also Kota eḷk- (eḷky-) to lift slightly from position, lever out, pull (trigger); eḷc- (eḷc-) (blister) rises

Number in DED : 509