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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *teḷ-
Meaning : to be clear; white
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *teḷ-
Proto-Telugu : *tel-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *teL-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *teḷ-
Proto-North Dravidian : *tel-g-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *teḷ-
Meaning : clear
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : teḷ (teṭp-, teṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to become clear, clear-minded
Tamil derivates : teṭṭa clear, plain; teṭṭavar clearsighted persons; teṭpam clearness, ripe wisdom; teṇmai clearness, lucidity, clearness of intellect; teḷku (teḷki-) to become clear; teḷḷu (teḷḷi-) to be clear, lucid, refined (as language), shine clearly, gleam, be mature in knowledge or experience; teḷḷimai clearness, obviousness, intelligence, penetration, cleverness; teḷḷiyar the learned, the wise; teḷi (-v-, -nt-) to become clear, limpid (as water by the settling of sediment), become serene (as the mind), be bright (as the countenance), become white, disappear (as famine, epidemic), become obvious, evident; consider, investigate, know, understand; (-pp-,-tt-) to clear, free (as from turbid matter), clarify, make known, pacify, reveal, dispel (as fear, sorrow); n. clearness, essence, light; teḷiñan_ learned, wise man; teḷiccal healthy appearance; teḷippu clearing, refinement, purification, straining off; teḷiya clearly, evidently; teḷir (-v-, -nt-) to shine, sparkle; teḷivu clarity, brightness, perspicuity, essence, water strained from cooked rice, knowledge, waking state, placidity, serenity; taḷi (-v-, -nt-) to comprehend clearly
Malayalam : teḷi
Malayalam meaning : clearness, brightness
Malayalam derivates : teḷiyuka to become clear, brighten up, please, (matter) is decided; teḷivu clearness, brightness, perspicuity, proof; teḷiyikka to clear, clarify, make bright, clear away (as jungle), exhilarate, explain, prove; teḷiyippikka to filter, clarify, make bright, joyful
Kannada : tiḷi, taḷi
Kannada meaning : to become clear, pellucid, pure, become bright, brighten up, be exhilarated or pleased, be calmed, cease (as sleep, a swoon), come to light, be or become plain or known, know, perceive, learn; n. clearness, pureness, brightness, knowingness, knowledge, clear serum-like substance
Kannada derivates : tiḷipu, tiḷihu, tiḷupu, tiḷuhu to cause oneself to brighten up, become calm, soothed, pleased; calm, appease, cause to cheer up; make clear or known, cause to know, inform; tiḷivaḷike, tiḷavaḷike, tiḷuvaḷike, tibbaḷi knowledge, intellect; tiḷivu, tiḷuhu calmness, friendliness, knowledge; tiḷisu to make clear or known, cause to know, inform; tiḷisuvike making clear or known, etc.
Kodagu : tëḷi- (tëḷiv-, tëḷiñj-)
Kodagu meaning : (sleep) leaves one
Kodagu derivates : tëḷɨp- (tëḷɨpi-) to cause (sleep) to leave one
Tulu : tiḷi
Tulu meaning : transparent, clear, distilled
Tulu derivates : tiḷuvaḷikè, tiḷuvaḷigè understanding, intellect, knowledge; teli, seli clear, pure, filtered; teli, (B-K also) teḷi gruel, rice-water; teliyuni, seliyuni, selliyuni to become clear, pure; selipuni to filter, cleanse
Proto-Nilgiri : *teḷ-ĭ-
Number in DED : 3433
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *teḷ-ĭ-
Meaning : clear; to clear up
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : teyḷ-/teḷc- (teḷc-) "to make to cease (mak state of unconsciousness)"
Toda : tüɫ̣y "clear"
Additional forms : Also Toda tüḷy- (tüḷs-) to become clear, calm, come to senses after a swoon; tüḷc- (tüḷč-) to calm (tr.), bring to senses after a swoon; ? tɨbak ar_y- (ar_s-) to remember, (neg.) forget
Number in DED : 3433
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *tel-
Meaning : white, pure
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : teli
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : telucu "to pacify, console"
Additional forms : Also teliyu to be known, understood, perceived, intelligible, clear, or plain, be seen, discovered, or found; know, understand, perceive; (K also) regain consciousness after swoon, wake up from sleep; telivi understanding, intelligence, wisdom, consciousness, liveliness, cheerfulness; teliviḍi understanding, information; telisi konu to understand, know, learn; [1] telupu, [2] telpu white, whiteness; vb. to communicate, make known, inform; telupuḍu knowledge, information; tella white, pale, plain, clear; tellana whiteness, white; tellani white; [1] tellami, [2] tellamu plainness, clearness
Number in DED : 3433
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *teL-
Meaning : white
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : telmi
Kinwat Kolami : teloṛi
Naikri : tevoṛi
Kondekor Gadba : tellan
Number in DED : 3433
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *teḷ-
Meaning : to be known; to wake up
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *teṛ-
Konda : teli- (-t-)
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *teḷ-
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *teṛ-
Meaning : to become conscious, get up from sleep
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Adilabad Gondi : teṛ- (Su.)
Additional forms : Also Gondi_A (Su.) taṛī- to think, occur to the mind
Number in DED : 3433
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : teli- (-t-)
Meaning: to be known
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda teli consciousness, wakefulness; telani white; telaŋ whitishly
Number in DED : 3433
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *teḷ-
Meaning : to awaken; to understand
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : ṭellali "to awaken (intr.)"
Kuwi (Schulze) : telhinai "to know"
Kuwi (Israel) : telh- (-it-) "to understand; interpret, explain"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F telli kīali to awaken (tr.); Kuwi_S telpinai to interpret; Kuwi_Isr teʔl- (-it-) to wake up (intr.); teʔli ki- to awaken
Notes : Retroflex articulation lost everywhere as usual, but it is confirmed by external data, and maybe it explains ṭ- in Kuwi_F.
Number in DED : 3433
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *tel-g-
Meaning : to disclose, uncover
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : telgnā
Number in DED : 3433
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṭVlV
Meaning: to wake, become clear
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *t`ḕlV ( ~ -ĺ-) [but cf. also *t`i̯ṑlo 2395]
Kartvelian: ? *twal-
Dravidian: *teḷ-
Comments: (2 roots)
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *t`ḕlV ( ~ -ĺ-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to sober up
Russian meaning: трезветь
Mongolian: *telere-
Tungus-Manchu: *tēl-
Comments: ТМС 2, 231. A Mong.-Tung. isogloss.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *telere-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to sober up, come to one's senses
Russian meaning: трезветь, приходить в чувство
Written Mongolian: telere- (МХТТТ)
Khalkha: telre-
Buriat: teler-
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *tēl-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to sober up, come to one's senses
Russian meaning: протрезвиться, опомниться
Evenki: tēl-
Even: tel-
Orok: tēli-
Comments: ТМС 2, 231.
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *(ś)twal-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: глаз
English meaning: eye
Georgian: tval-
Megrel: tol-
Svan: šdul
Svan meaning (Rus.): Schiessscharte, Ausguck
Svan meaning (Eng.): Schiessscharte, Ausguck
Laz: tol-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 93, EWK 161 (*twal-).
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *teḷ-
Meaning : to be clear; white
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *teḷ-
Proto-Telugu : *tel-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *teL-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *teḷ-
Proto-North Dravidian : *tel-g-
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : TVLV
Meaning : to wake; see > eye (?)
Eurasiatic : *ṭVlV
Amerind (misc.) : *tele 'see' ? (R 227)
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