Proto-South Dravidian : *tim-ir-
Meaning : to smear, rub
Tamil : timir (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to smear as sandal paste, rub, apply to (as a flower to the skin), throw or scatter as on one's body
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to rub, besmear; beat; tuvar (-v-, -nt-; -pp-, -tt-) to smear
Kannada : timir
Kannada meaning : to rub and clean the skin
Kannada derivates : tiguru to rub, annoy, rub on as an unguent; tiguru, timir, tivir an unguent, perfume; temar to rub, rub out, destroy; tevaru to rub, tease, thwart
Number in DED : 3234
