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Proto-South Dravidian : *Ir-a-
Meaning : to beg
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : ira (-pp-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to beg alms, beseech, entreat
Tamil derivates : irappu begging; iraval begging, anything borrowed to be returned after use (except money); iravu beggary; iravalan_, iravōn_ beggar
Malayalam : irakkuka
Malayalam meaning : to beg, ask alms
Malayalam derivates : irappu begging; irappan beggar; iravu thing lent
Kannada : ere (erad-)
Kannada meaning : to beg, ask, solicit
Kannada derivates : era, eravu, erapu, eraval that which is asked for, that which one desires to borrow, a thing borrowed for temporary use, state of borrowing from one another
Kodagu : era- (erap-, erand-)
Kodagu meaning : to beg
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) erapë beggar; erapaci a female beggar
Tulu : eravu
Tulu meaning : act of lending or borrowing for temporary use
Tulu derivates : randuni to beseech, entreat; randelụ begging, entreating
Number in DED : 0472
Proto-South Dravidian : *Ir-ai
Meaning : food
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : irai
Tamil meaning : food of birds, beasts, and other inferior animals, prey
Tamil derivates : (Koll.) erav prey
Malayalam : ira
Malayalam meaning : food of birds, snakes, infants
Kannada : ere
Kannada meaning : food for animals, as for snakes, birds, etc.
Proto-Nilgiri : *er
Number in DED : 0490
Proto-South Dravidian : *er-
Meaning : dark-brown colour; blood
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : eruvai
Tamil meaning : blood, (?) copper
Kannada : ere
Kannada meaning : a dark-red or dark-brown colour, a dark or dusky colour
Kannada derivates : (Badaga) erande sp. fruit, red in colour
Number in DED : 0817
Proto-South Dravidian :
Kannada : ere
Kannada meaning : black soil
Number in DED : 0820
Proto-South Dravidian : *Ir-ai
Meaning : worm
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : irai
Tamil meaning : intestinal worm
Malayalam : ira
Malayalam meaning : bait, worms
Kannada : ere
Kannada meaning : a worm that lives in orts, a worm in general, bait
Kodagu : ere, ere puḷu
Kodagu meaning : worm (earthworm, tapeworm)
Tulu : eru
Tulu meaning : moth, worm
Number in DED : 0822
Proto-South Dravidian : *kIr-ai-
Meaning : to shave, scrape
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : cirai (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to shave, cut with a sickle
Tamil derivates : ciraiyan_ barber; cirāy (-pp-, -tt-) to get scratched (as in the skin); curaṇṭu (curaṇṭi-), cur_aṇṭu (cur_aṇṭi-) to scratch, scrape with fingernail or instrument, erase; curaṇṭi, cur_aṇṭi scraper, scrapings
Malayalam : cira
Malayalam meaning : shaving; a grater, scraper for coco-nuts (also cirava)
Malayalam derivates : cirekka to shave, scrape; cireppu shaving, scraping; cirayan a shaved person; cirampan the god of barbers; cirakuka, curakuka to grate; ciraṇṭuka, curaṇṭuka to scratch, scrape; cikkuka, cikayuka to scratch (as fowls)
Kannada : kere
Kannada meaning : to shave, scrape, scratch
Kannada derivates : kerakalu scrapings of burnt rice from a potƛ (Gowda) kĒrɨ to scratch; kiri to shave; keraṇṭu to dig with the nails, scratch; gere a scratch as with the fingernails
Tulu : kerepuni
Tulu meaning : to scrape, polish
Tulu derivates : kereñcuni, keraṇṭuni to scratch the ground (as a fowl); kirejuni to cut as straw, grass-stumps, etc.; to scrape or clear, as the ground; (B-K.) kiresụ, keresụ to scrape
Proto-Nilgiri : *ker-äp-
Number in DED : 1564
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Kannada : kerase, gerase, gerise, gerese
Kannada meaning : a kind of flat bamboo basket square in form
Proto-Nilgiri : *kerc
Number in DED : 1966
Proto-South Dravidian : *ter-
Meaning : wrinkle; wave
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : tiraŋku (tiraŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to be wrinkled, crumpled, dry up as dead leaves, be folded in as the fingers of a closed hand, be curled up as the hair
Tamil derivates : tirakku (tirakki-) to be crumpled, shrivel, wrinkle; tiraŋkal being strivelled, wrinkled, crumpled; tirai (-v-, -nt-) to become wrinkled as the skin by age, be wrinkled, creased as a cloth, roll as waves; (-pp-, -tt-) to roll as waves; gather up, contract, close as the mouth of a sack, plait the ends of a cloth as in dressing, tuck up as one's cloth; n. wrinkle as in the skin through age, curtain as rolled up, wave, billow, ripple; tiraippu wrinkling, rolling, rippling, place screened by a curtain; tiraiyal wrinkling; tiraivu wrinkling as by age, rolling as of waves
Malayalam : tira
Malayalam meaning : wave, billow, curtain
Malayalam derivates : tiraccal wrinkles; tirekkuka to roll as waves; tirappu rolling
Kannada : tere
Kannada meaning : a wave, billow, curtain, cloth for concealing oneself used by huntsmen
Kodagu : tere
Kodagu meaning : (Shanmugam) wave, dress, screen
Tulu : erè, serè
Tulu meaning : a wave, billow
Tulu derivates : serasarè, serasrè curtain, screen
Proto-Nilgiri : *ter-
Number in DED : 3244
Proto-South Dravidian : *pIr-
Meaning : skin; to peel
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kannada : pere
Kannada meaning : skin or slough of a serpent
Kannada derivates : here to scrape, shave; (Gowda) hermaṇe grater, scraper
Tulu : perevuni
Tulu meaning : to be peeled, scraped
Tulu derivates : perepini to grate, scrape; pereḍuni to scrape, shave; peradanè, peramaṇè grater, scraper; piresuni to peel, scrape, pare off
Number in DED : 4417
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