South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *ken-i

Meaning : cheek; temples

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cen_n_i

Tamil meaning : head, summit, elephant's temple

Tamil derivates : cen_n_i, cen_n_ai cheek

Malayalam : cenni, kenni

Malayalam meaning : temples

Malayalam derivates : konni cheek; cennam jaw, cheek; ceppi cheek; ? ceḷḷa id.; ? cekiḷa, ceḷukka, cēḷa gills

Kannada : kenne

Kannada meaning : the upper cheek

Kannada derivates : kekke cheek; kendāre temples; (Tipt.) kɛppe temple; (Hav.) keppaṭe cheek

Tulu : kenni, kennè

Tulu meaning : cheek

Tulu derivates : keppè, kebbu cheek, temples; keppaḍè swelling of the cheeks; gebbu temples

Proto-Nilgiri : *keṇ-ĭ

Number in DED : 1989

Proto-South Dravidian : *ker_-

Meaning : to close, shut

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cer_i (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to be thick (as foliage, hair), crowded, be in close union, be tight (as bangles), be controlled, keep within bounds

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to join together, tighten, shut, close, block up, secure, store up, pack closely; cer_i, cer_ivu denseness, abundance, union, self-restraint; cer_u (cer_uv-, cer_r_-) to control (as the senses), hinder, prevent, overcome; (-pp-, -tt-) to suppress, subdue, resist, prevent, prevent the passage (as of water), overcome; n. tank, field, garden plot; cer_uppu restriction; cer_uvu field; cir_ai (-pp-, -tt-) to restrain, imprison, dam up; n. guard, confinement, prison, captivity; dam, bank, tank, boundary; cir_aivan_ captive, slave; cer_r_ai thicket, crowd

Malayalam : cer_iyuka

Malayalam meaning : to be thronged

Malayalam derivates : cer_ukkuka to dam up, enclose, oppose, prevent; cir_a enclosure, dam, limit, tank, reservoir

Kannada : kir_ (kett-)

Kannada meaning : to confine, close, shut, block up, make a fence, cover

Kannada derivates : ker_e tank; gir_aku state of being strait (as a gate), of being firmly fixed (as a door), of being close, pressing (as a crowd); ser_e to contract, confine, harass; n. confinement, bondage, prison

Kodagu : kere

Kodagu meaning : tank

Tulu : kerè, kirè, kedu

Tulu meaning : an artificial tank

Tulu derivates : kidè cowpen, stall; śerè imprisonment, prison, obligation, liability; gediyuni to be rammed, stuffed; gedụŋguni, gedipuni to stuff, push in, ram

Proto-Nilgiri : *ker_-

Number in DED : 1980

Proto-South Dravidian : *ket-

Meaning : to chip, cut with adze

Tamil : cettu (cetti-)

Tamil meaning : to cut with adze, chisel, pare off; n. cutting, chiselling

Tamil derivates : cetukku (cetukki-) to cut off a surface, pare, shave off, plane, hew with an adze, chisel; n. paring, chiselling; kettu (ketti-) to split asunder by driving in and turning the hatchet, chop, mince, cut off, make an incision; strike the stick in the game of tipcat

Malayalam : cettuka

Malayalam meaning : to chip, cut off, pare, plane, clear ground, dig slightly

Malayalam derivates : cettal chipping, planing, etc.; cettu cutting, parings, rind or peel

Kannada : kettu

Kannada meaning : to pare the surface, make thin, chip, scrape or chip off (as grass), dig slightly, engrave, carve

Kannada derivates : kettike act of chipping, etc.; kettisu to cause to carve or engrave, cause to chip, etc.; kette a chip, paring; kedaku to stir, scratch (as fowls), dig up or loosen earth

Kodagu : kett- (ketti-)

Kodagu meaning : to cut (tree, or with large knife or axe)

Kodagu derivates : kettɨ a cut, blow

Tulu : kettuni

Tulu meaning : to carve, chisel, engrave, dig slightly

Tulu derivates : kettè a piece, slice, chip; kettigè carving, engraving

Proto-Nilgiri : *ket-

Miscellaneous : KOR (O) kederpu to dig

Number in DED : 1953

Proto-South Dravidian : *kev-i

Meaning : ear

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cevi

Tamil meaning : ear

Tamil derivates : ceviṭu cheek; ceviḷ tragus; cevuḷ gills; ceviyan_ hare

Malayalam : cevi

Malayalam meaning : ear, the outer ear

Malayalam derivates : cevikka to hear; ceviṭu, cekiṭu ear, chiefly the inner part; cevi-ppī, ceppi earwax; ceviyan hare; ceppi ear; koviṭu, (Tiyya) ceviṭu cheek

Kannada : kivi, kimi, (Hav.) kemi

Kannada meaning : ear

Kodagu : keviN

Kodagu meaning : ear

Tulu : kebi

Tulu meaning : ear

Proto-Nilgiri : *kevĭ

Miscellaneous : ALKU kevi ear; KOR (M) kemi ear

Number in DED : 1977

Proto-South Dravidian : *kev-iḍ-

Meaning : deafness

Tamil : ceviṭu

Tamil meaning : deafness, deaf person or animal

Tamil derivates : ceviṭan_, ceviṭi deaf man, woman

Malayalam : ceviṭu

Malayalam meaning : deafness

Malayalam derivates : ceviṭan, ceviṭi deaf man, woman

Kannada : kivuḍu, kivaḍu, keppu

Kannada meaning : deafness, a deaf person

Kannada derivates : kivuẓ a deaf person; kivuḍa, kivaḍa, keppa deaf man; kivuḍi, kivaḍi, keppi deaf woman

Kodagu : kivḍ

Kodagu meaning : (Shanmugam) deafness

Kodagu derivates : kivḍë deaf man; kivḍi deaf woman

Tulu : keppu, keppatana

Tulu meaning : deafness

Tulu derivates : keppe, keppi deaf man, woman; kebure deaf man

Proto-Nilgiri : *kevǐḍ

Number in DED : 1977

Proto-South Dravidian : *kē-

Meaning : to lie

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cē (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to dwell, lie, remain, sleep

Tamil derivates : cēppu (cēppi-) to abide, remain; cēkkai cot, bed, roost, dwelling place, nest

Malayalam : cēkuka, cēkkuka

Malayalam meaning : to roost

Malayalam derivates : cēkal, cēyal, cēkka, cēkku a roost

Kannada : kē (kēd-)

Kannada meaning : to lie down, repose, copulate with

Kannada derivates : kēvu, (K2) kendu copulation

Tulu : kedoṇuni

Tulu meaning : to lie down, rest

Tulu derivates : (B-K) ketoṇu, katoṇu to lie down; kerapāvu to cause to lie down; kēlụ abode of a Pariah

Number in DED : 1990

Proto-South Dravidian : *kēḷ-

Meaning : to hear

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kēḷ (kēṭp-, kēṭṭ-)

Tamil meaning : to hear, listen, learn, ask, inquire, question, investigate, require, request, be informed of, obey; be heard (as a call), reach (as a sound)

Tamil derivates : kēḷā to no purpose, vainly; kēḷvi, kēṭpu hearing, question, learning, sound, word, rumour, ear

Malayalam : kēḷkka

Malayalam meaning : to hear, perceive, listen to, obey, ask

Malayalam derivates : kēḷpikka to cause to hear; kēḷvi, kēḷi hearing, obeying, report

Kannada : kēḷ (kēḷd-), kēḷu (kēḷi-)

Kannada meaning : to hear, listen to, heed, ask, beg, demand

Kannada derivates : kēḷisu to cause to hear, cause to ask, cause oneself to be heard, cause to be heard, sound or play on, be heard, hear, sound; kēḷike, kēḷuvike, kēḷvike, kēḷuha hearing, hearsay, asking

Kodagu : kē̈ḷ- (kē̈p-, kē̈ṭ-)

Kodagu meaning : to hear, ask

Kodagu derivates : kē̈ṭa- (kē̈ṭaṇḍ-) to take from another (i. e. ask for and take); kē̈ḷi fame, renown (in songs)

Tulu : kēṇuni

Tulu meaning : to hear, be attentive to, obey, ask, inquire, request

Proto-Nilgiri : *kēḷ-

Number in DED : 2017

Proto-South Dravidian : *kēḷ-

Meaning : friend(ship)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kēḷ

Tamil meaning : kindred, friendship, friend

Tamil derivates : kēḷvan_, kēḷan_ friend; kēḷir friends, relations; kēṇmai friendship, intimacy, kindness, relationship; kiḷai (-pp-, -tt-) to ramify, multiply (as families); n. kindred, relations, group, herd, flock, family

Kannada : keḷe

Kannada meaning : to draw or attract towards oneself

Kannada derivates : keḷe, geḷe, geṇe, geṇi union, companionship, friendship, companion, friend; keḷeya, geḷeya, geḷiya, geṇiya, geṇeya male friend; fem. keḷadi, geḷati, geḷate, geṇati; keḷetana, geḷetana, geṇitana, geṇetana friendship; kēḷa companion

Tulu : geṇe

Tulu meaning : coupling

Tulu derivates : geṇegāre an associate

Proto-Nilgiri : *keḷä

Notes : Unclear voicened variants in Kan. and Tulu.

Number in DED : 2018

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