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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *nalV-
Meaning: to play, dance
nostret-meaning,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1440
Proto: *nalja
English meaning: play, joke
German meaning: Spiel, Scherz
Finnish: nalja 'Scherz, Spaß, Spiel' ?
Estonian: nali (gen. nalja) 'Scherz, Spiel' ?
Mordovian: nalko- (E), naLko- (M) 'scherzen, spielen' ?
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-fin,uralet-est,uralet-mrd,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *nal-
Meaning : to dance
Proto-South Dravidian: *nal- dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-ndr,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *nal-i-
Meaning : to dance
Kannada : nali
Kannada meaning : (Nanj. Hav.) to dance
Kannada derivates : (PBh.) naliyutt(e) dancing with delight
Kodagu : nali- (naliv-, naliñj-)
Kodagu meaning : to play (in songs)
Tulu : nalipuni
Tulu meaning : to dance, leap
Tulu derivates : nalikè dancing, jumping
Notes : Toda nās_- can point towards an original long vowel.
Number in DED : 3612
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *nalĭ-
Meaning : to play (a game)
Kota : nayḷ- (naḷc-)
Toda : nās_- (nās_y-)
Additional forms : Also Kota nayḷk play; Toda nēs_k play
Notes : The vowel length in Toda is not quite clear. It is possible that it is archaic, reflecting a monosyllabic base (*nāl-, p. *nāl-ǐ-).
Number in DED : 3612
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *nal-/*naḍ-
Meaning : to dance, skip or jump about, bound up (as running water amidst boulders)
Kurukh : nalnā (caus. naltaʔānā, naldaʔānā, nalAdnā)
Malto : lale (laḍa)
Additional forms : Also MLT lalde to make to dance, lead about.
Number in DED : 3612
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,
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