South Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *čilar_-

Meaning : small amount of smth., small change

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cillar_ai

Tamil meaning : things scattered here and there in small quantities, sundries, fractional quantitites, change (as of a rupee); trifling, insignificant matter

Tamil derivates : cilvān_am odd; savings effected from the sum allotted for household expenses

Malayalam : cillar_a

Malayalam meaning : small, trifling matter

Malayalam derivates : cilvānam, cillānam odd; remaining fraction, small articles of daily use bought in the bazaar

Kannada : cillar_a, cillar_e, cilr_e

Kannada meaning : smallness, pettiness, fractional quantities, money under the value of a rupee

Kannada derivates : cilavān the odd money over a round sum

Tulu : cillarè

Tulu meaning : small money, change, trifle; little, trifling

Tulu derivates : cilvāna, ciluvāna the odd money over a round sum; little, small, trifling, mean, low

Proto-Nilgiri : *sil-

Number in DED : 2574

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *sil-

Meaning : silver

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : cilr "odd (over a round number; cāvrm cilr kāc a thousand-odd rupees)"

Toda : silōr, silfōrm "silver, small change"

Additional forms : Also Kota cilr dēvādy a small-change god (contrasted with cōym the great god); Toda sily silver (in songs)

Notes : Obviously a contamination of the original *sil- "small, trifle" and English silver (cf. esp. Toda silfōrm), but even the older forms might have been borrowings from Tamil.

Number in DED : 2574

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *čilar_-

Meaning : trifle; small, minor

Proto-South Dravidian: *čilar_-

Proto-Telugu : *cillar-a

Notes : Dubious root (cultural lexics).

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *cillar-a

Meaning : small, unimportant, insignificant, trifling, of no note or consequence, minor, non-essential, sundry, miscellaneous, odd, extra, additional; sundries, odds and ends, miscellaneous articles, change, small coins

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : cillara

Number in DED : 2574