Tamil meaning :Indian kales, Colocasia antiquorum; a garden plant, Colocasia indica
Malayalam :cēmpu, cēmpa
Malayalam meaning :Caladium esculentum
Kannada :kēsave, kē̆su, kesa, kesavu
Kannada meaning :taro, Colocasia antiquorum, Arum colocasia L.
Tulu :cēvu, tēvu
Tulu meaning :a kind of yam, Arum colocasia; Caladium esculentum
Number in DED :2004
Proto-South Dravidian :*kicVl-/*kitVl-
Meaning :orange
Tamil :kiccili
Tamil meaning :Sylhet orange, Citrus aurantium; Seville orange, C. vulgaris
Malayalam :kiccili
Malayalam meaning :orange
Kannada :kicili, kittaḷe, kittiḷe
Kannada meaning :an orange
Kannada derivates :(Gowda) cittuḷi orange
Tulu :kittali, kittili, kitlè, citturli
Tulu meaning :an orange
Tulu derivates :citlipuḷi a kind of orange; (B-K.) citturli, cittupuḷi an orange
Number in DED :1512
Proto-South Dravidian :*kič-
Meaning :onom. chirping
Tamil :kiccukicc-en_al
Tamil meaning :onom. expr. signifying chirping (as lizards)
Tamil derivates :kīccu chirp of birds, shrill crying sound; kīcc-iṭu to chirp (as birds, lizards), chatter (as monkeys), squeak, scream (as an infant); kīccukkīcc-en_al onom. expr. signifying screaming, squeaking, chirping, twittering sound; kīccān_ infant
Malayalam :kiccukiccu
Malayalam meaning :chirp
Malayalam derivates :kīccu sobbing; kīccuka to sob; kiñcuka, keñcuka to squeak
Kannada :kica-guṭṭu, kici-guṭṭu, kicakica annu, kicikici annu
Kannada meaning :to chirp (as birds), chatter (as monkeys)
Kannada derivates :kicu = kica; kicak-annu to chatter (as babies do); kīcu kīcu chirping of birds, squeaking of rats; giji biji the chirping and chattering of birds
Tulu :kicikici
Tulu meaning :chirping, prattling
Tulu derivates :kīcukīcu, kīcukīṭụ squeaking of rats, etc.; kīcuni to squeak; gijigiji a chirping noise
Tamil meaning :to lie, lie down (as in sleep, in inactivity), dwell, sleep, rest, be bedridden
Tamil derivates :kiṭakkai recumbent posture, bed; kiṭattal recumbent posture; kiṭattu (kiṭatti-) to place in a recumbent posture, lay to rest, stretch oneself on the ground; kiṭappu (kiṭappi-) to cause to lie down; n. resting, sleeping; kiṭai lying down
Malayalam :kiṭa
Malayalam meaning :layer, bank, mound, what lies or remains
Malayalam derivates :kiṭakka to lie, rest, dwell, be left; n. bed; kiṭattuka to lay down, put to sleep; kiṭappu lying, situation, remainder
Kannada :keḍe
Kannada meaning :to fall down, drop, sink; let fall, drop thoughtlessly (as words); n. act of thoughtlessly dropping words
Kannada derivates :keḍapu, keḍavu, keḍahu, keḍivu to make fall down, fell, throw to the ground, pull down (as a house); kaḍe to fall down, sink
Tamil derivates :cilar some, a few persons; cila some, a few; cilku (cilki-) to become few, dwindle; cillai humbleness, meanness; cir_pam fewness, shortness (as of duration); cin_mai smallness, fewness
Malayalam :cila
Malayalam meaning :some, several
Kannada :kela
Kannada meaning :some, several, a few
Kannada derivates :kelabar some persons; kelavu some or a few things; a few
Tamil meaning :to sound, resound, roar, twang; rage, be angry; n. sound, roar, bellow, twang
Tamil derivates :cil sound, noise; cill-en_al onom. expr. of shrill sound; cilampu (cilampi-) to sound, make a tinkling noise, echo; n. sound, noise, resonance; tinkling anklets; cilampal sound of a lute; a chatterer; cilucilu (-pp-, -tt-) to sound (as in frying), talk without restraint, make a hissing noise; cilumpu (cilumpi-) to sound; (Tinn.) celaŋke a tiny bell
Malayalam :cila, cilappu, cileppu
Malayalam meaning :ringing sound
Malayalam derivates :cilekka to rattle, tinkle, chatter, chirp, bark; cilampu foot-trinket filled with pebbles for tinkling, worn by dancers; cilampuka to tinkle, be out of tune; kāl-cilaŋku anklet
Kannada :kele
Kannada meaning :to cry or shout with energy or for joy, vociferate (abusively)
Kannada derivates :keleta abusive vociferation; cili an imit. sound; sele sound, noise, echo
Tamil meaning :to dig up, stir, scratch up (as fowls), root up (as pigs), burrow into (as roots), excavate
Tamil derivates :(-v-, -nt-) to pry out (as a thorn from the flesh with a needle); kiḷaippu digging, scratching, burrowing; kiḷar_u (kiḷar_i-) to poke, ransack, dig up, disturb, stir (as with a ladle), probe, disclose; kiḷḷu (kiḷḷi-) to dig out, scoop
Malayalam :kiḷa
Malayalam meaning :digging, dug place, mudwall
Malayalam derivates :kiḷekka to dig up, work with spade, raise mud or earth; kiḷappikka to cause to dig; ciḷḷuka to scratch (as fowls)
