Proto-South Dravidian : *teḷ-
Meaning : thin, fine
Kannada : teḷ, teḷu
Kannada meaning : thinness, fineness, delicateness, smallness
Kannada derivates : teḷupu, teḷpu, teḷuvu thinness, delicateness, fineness, diluted, watery state; teḷulu fineness; teḷḷage, teḷḷane, teḷḷanna, teḷḷāna, teḷḷāne thin, delicate, etc.; thinly, etc.; thinness, diluted state; teḷḷitu, teḷḷittu that is thin; teḷḷida thin or delicate man
Kodagu : tëḷḷane
Kodagu meaning : thin (of a person or thing)
Tulu : telpu
Tulu meaning : thinness; thin, lean; few, a little
Tulu derivates : tellavu, tellāvu thin flat cake; tellena thinnish; telụṇṭuni, teluṇṭuni, teḷụṇṭuni to contract, shrivel, wither, grow thin
Number in DED : 3434
