South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : kēkarisu

Kannada meaning : to hawk in spitting

Kannada derivates : kēkarike hawking, spitting out

Tulu : kāŋkariyuni, kaŋkariyuni, kaŋkaripuni, kēŋkariyuni, (B-K) kēŋkaripu, kēkaripu, kāŋkaripu, kaŋkaripu

Tulu meaning : to hawk, force up phlegm with a noise, hem

Number in DED : 1991

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : kēgu

Kannada meaning : to cry as a peacock; n. the cry of a peacock

Kannada derivates : kēku, kēke the cry of a peacock; kekku to shout in training cattle

Kodagu : kāk- (kāki-)

Kodagu meaning : (?) to call, invite, summon, take (person) with oneself

Tulu : kēkè

Tulu meaning : shout of joy, loud laughter

Number in DED : 1992

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kēṇi

Tamil meaning : small tank, well, ditch, trench

Tamil derivates : kiṇar_u well

Malayalam : kēṇi

Malayalam meaning : temporary well or tank, hole dug in a river's bed, a mine

Malayalam derivates : kiṇaru well

Kannada : kēṇi

Kannada meaning : temporary well or tank, hole dug in a river's bed

Number in DED : 1998

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : gēṇi

Kannada meaning : rent, contract

Tulu : gēṇi

Tulu meaning : rent, contract

Number in DED : 1999

Proto-South Dravidian :

Malayalam : kēmam

Malayalam meaning : strength, solidity

Kannada : kēma

Kannada meaning : callosity, as that of a wart

Number in DED : 2003

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kēru (kēri-)

Tamil meaning : to cackle (as a hen), speak in a low and tremulous voice, breathe with effort (as with phlegm in the throat)

Number in DED : 2009

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : kēl

Kannada meaning : a large earthen waterjar

Miscellaneous : KOR (O) kēlɨ rice-pot

Number in DED : 2015

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kodagu : kēmë

Kodagu meaning : barking deer

Proto-Nilgiri : *kē-

Miscellaneous : IRU kē̈ḷe, kōḷe, kȫḷe barking deer; ALKU (Z) kē̈yi barking deer

Number in DED : 2016

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kiḷa (-pp-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to express clearly, make special mention of, state specifically

Tamil derivates : kiḷattu (kiḷatti-) to express clearly; kiḷappu speech, utterance; kiḷavu word, speech, language

Kannada : kiḷir_, kiḷir

Kannada meaning : to sound, neigh

Kannada derivates : keḷar to cry out, roar

Number in DED : 2017

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kēn_am

Tamil meaning : craziness, insanity

Tamil derivates : kēn_an_ crazy fellow

Proto-Nilgiri : *kēn

Number in DED : 2021

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kai (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to adorn, decorate; n. decoration, dressing

Kannada : kai, kay, key

Kannada meaning : trim, decoration

Kannada derivates : keydi state of being dressed or decorated

Number in DED : 2024

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : kaidu, keydu

Kannada meaning : weapon

Kannada derivates : keydu-kār_a soldier

Tulu : kaidụ, kaidu

Tulu meaning : sword

Number in DED : 2027

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kaintalai, kayin_i, kain_i

Tamil meaning : widow

Tamil derivates : kaimmai widowhood, widow, lovelorn condition; kai-kkiḷai unreciprocated love

Tulu : kai-poṇjavu

Tulu meaning : a single woman

Number in DED : 2028

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kaivāram

Tamil meaning : encomium

Tamil derivates : kaivāri panegyrist

Kannada : kaivāram

Kannada meaning : (PBh.) praise

Number in DED : 2029

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kokkari (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to shout in triumph; cluck, cackle (as goose), chuckle (as crow); n. shouting

Malayalam : kokku

Malayalam meaning : cackling, chuckling

Malayalam derivates : kokkuka, kokkikka to cackle (as a hen), cluck, pipe, cry as a deer

Kannada : kokkok ennu

Kannada meaning : to cackle or cluck as a hen

Kannada derivates : kokkarisu to threaten, menace, abuse, deride, shout; chuckle, giggle

Number in DED : 2031

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kokku

Tamil meaning : mango tree (recorded as a Tulu word)

Tulu : kukku

Tulu meaning : a mango

Number in DED : 2033

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : kokke-giḍa

Kannada meaning : Tabernaemontana coronaria Br.

Tulu : kokke-kāyi

Tulu meaning : fruit of the tree Tabernaemontana coronaria

Number in DED : 2035

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tulu : goŋga

Tulu meaning : a large cowrie, shell

Number in DED : 2036

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : kojaṇṭi

Kannada meaning : (Hav.) refuse (as of fruits)

Tulu : kujaṇṭi, kojaṇṭi

Tulu meaning : the refuse of vegetables from which the juice has been expressed

Number in DED : 2039

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : koñcu

Tamil meaning : a kind of fish

Malayalam : koñcan, koñcu

Malayalam meaning : prawn, lobster

Number in DED : 2044