Proto-South Dravidian : *tiṇ-
Meaning : hard, firm; to strain
Tamil : tiṇ
Tamil meaning : strong, hard, firm, close, compact
Tamil derivates : tiṇṭi size, bulk; tiṇṭu stoutness, thickness; tiṇam, tiṇṇam certainty, vigour, strength, solidity, robustness, power, tightness; tiṇṇan_ strong, robust, powerful man; tiṇṇimai firmness of mind; tiṇṇiyan_ strong man, brave man; tiṇmai strength, power, robustness, hardness, compactness, firmness, truth, certainty, constancy, heaviness, bulkiness; tiṇar (-pp-, -tt-) to form a thick layer, be crowded, dense, close; n. denseness, thickness (as of a cloud); tiṇi (-v-, -nt-) to be crowded, dense, close; (-pp-, -tt-) to cram, stuff; n. solidity; tiṇippu strength; tiṇimpu denseness; tiṇiyan_ fat man, clumsy beast or thing; tiṇivu hardness, denseness; tiṇukkam closeness, compactness, solidity; tiṇuŋku (tiṇuŋki-) to become close, dense, thick, crowded; tiṭpam solidity, strength, firmness of mind
Malayalam : tiṇ
Malayalam meaning : firm, strong, solid
Malayalam derivates : tiṇṇam strength; stiff, tight; tiṇma solidity; tiṇar swelling; tiṇarkka to swell, rise as the skin from a blow; tiṇṭikka (the edges of a wound) become swollen; tiŋŋuka to be thronged, crowded, tight; tikkuka to press, throng; tikkal pressing, thronging
Kannada : tiṇi
Kannada meaning : to be united or mixed together, be crowded or closely packed, be full or filled
Kannada derivates : tiṇuku, tiṇaku, tiṇiku to use pressure or strain as in childbirth or in easing nature, press, make violent efforts, undergo trouble; tiṇṇa, tiṇpu thickness, stoutness, greatness, weight, gravity, excess; diṇḍu thickness, stoutness, strength, pride; tintiṇi mass, crowd, multitude; tintiṇisu to be crowded
Tulu : diṇḍụ
Tulu meaning : stout, strong
Tulu derivates : diṇḍa proud, mischievous, impudent; diṇḍe a strong, stout man, a mischievous fellow; diṇṇa, duṇṇa heaviness; heavy
Number in DED : 3222
