South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *komb-

Meaning : horn

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kompu

Tamil meaning : branch, horn of an animal, musical horn, tusk

Tamil derivates : kompan_ tusked or horned animal, clever man (used ironically); koppu branch

Malayalam : kompu

Malayalam meaning : horn, tusk, musical horn, branch, pole, mast, spear

Malayalam derivates : kompan horned, male of cattle; a valiant, arrogant person; kompikka to grow arrogant, angry

Kannada : kombu

Kannada meaning : branch, horn of an animal, musical horn, tusk, root

Kannada derivates : kombe, (Nanj.) kome branch

Kodagu : kombɨ

Kodagu meaning : branch, horn of an animal

Tulu : kombu

Tulu meaning : branch, horn of an animal, musical horn, tusk

Tulu derivates : (B-K) kombe a buck deer; kombelụ a horn used by a toddy-tapper

Proto-Nilgiri : *kob

Number in DED : 2115

Proto-South Dravidian : *kon-

Meaning : tip, extremity

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kon_ai

Tamil meaning : tip, end (as of a needle)

Tamil derivates : kun_ai sharp point or tip of a thing

Kannada : kone

Kannada meaning : extremity, point, tip, end, corner, sprout

Kodagu : kottɨ

Kodagu meaning : tip, nipple, joint where flower and stem are joined

Tulu : konè

Tulu meaning : point, end, extremity

Proto-Nilgiri : *kot

Number in DED : 2174

Proto-South Dravidian : *konc-

Meaning : small; mean

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : koccai

Tamil meaning : meanness, despicableness; mean, despicable person

Tamil derivates : koccu small, young; koccan_ young boy; koñcam little, small quantity; koñcan_ mean person

Malayalam : koccu

Malayalam meaning : short, small, young, mean; (also koccan) little boy, stunted fruit

Malayalam derivates : kocci girl; koñcam a little; koññu a young stunted coconut

Kannada : koñca, koñce

Kannada meaning : a little, littleness, inferiority

Proto-Nilgiri : *Koc

Number in DED : 2041

Proto-South Dravidian : *kon(c)-

Meaning : to prattle

Tamil : koñcu (koñci-)

Tamil meaning : to prattle (as children), talk amorously (as young women), fondle

Tamil derivates : koñcal childish prattle, amorous talk, fondling; kon_n_u (kon_n_i-) to stammer, stutter, babble; kon_n_ai stammering, babbling

Malayalam : koñcuka

Malayalam meaning : to prattle, fondle, caress (as a child), flirt

Malayalam derivates : koññuka id., stammer, hesitate in speaking; koñcal fondling, coquetry; koñña id., prattle, inarticulate speech; koññan stammerer

Kannada : koccu, korcu

Kannada meaning : to speak much or braggingly, utter in ostentatious language

Kannada derivates : koññe (Gowda) babble, (Hav.) prattle

Tulu : koccuni

Tulu meaning : to prate, brag

Tulu derivates : kōca, kōcè boasting; (B-K) koñña prattling; (BRR) koññè stammering

Proto-Nilgiri : *Konc-

Number in DED : 2043

Proto-South Dravidian : *Konḍ-

Meaning : tuft of hair

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : koṇṭai

Tamil meaning : tuft, dressing of hair in large coil on the head, crest of a bird, head (as of a nail), knob (as of a cane), round top

Malayalam : koṇṭa

Malayalam meaning : tuft of hair

Kannada : koṇḍe, goṇḍe

Kannada meaning : tuft, tassel, cluster

Kodagu : koṇḍe

Kodagu meaning : tassels of sash, knob-like foot of cane-stem

Tulu : goṇḍè

Tulu meaning : topknot, tassel, cluster

Proto-Nilgiri : *gonḍ[ä]

Number in DED : 2081

Proto-South Dravidian : *konr_-ai

Meaning : Indian laburnum

Tamil : kon_r_ai

Tamil meaning : Indian laburnum, Cassia fistula; red Indian laburnum, Cassia marginata; Siamese tree senna, Cassia siamea

Malayalam : konna

Malayalam meaning : Cassia fistula

Kannada : konde

Kannada meaning : Cassia fistula

Tulu : kondè

Tulu meaning : pudding-pipe tree, Cassia fistula

Number in DED : 2175

Proto-South Dravidian : *konṭ-

Meaning : shameless, insubordinate

Tamil : koṇṭi

Tamil meaning : insubordinate, naughty person or animal; prostitute, concubine

Malayalam : koṇṭi

Malayalam meaning : a stray cow, unruly woman

Kannada : koṭṭu

Kannada meaning : a shameless man

Tulu : koṇṭa

Tulu meaning : viciousness, srupidity; vicious, stupid

Number in DED : 2079

Proto-South Dravidian : *koŋ-

Meaning : the Koŋku country

Tamil : koŋku, koŋkam

Tamil meaning : the Tamil country comprising the districts of Coimbatore, Salem, and a portion of Mysore

Tamil derivates : koŋkan_ inhabitant of the Koŋku country

Malayalam : koŋŋu

Malayalam meaning : n. pr. of the Chēra or Kēraḷa country, esp. the country about Coimbatore

Malayalam derivates : koŋŋan the king of Koŋgu, a king of Kēraḷa

Kannada : koŋgu

Kannada meaning : the Koŋgu country (Cēra or Kēraḷa, esp. the country about Coimbatore)

Kannada derivates : koŋga an inhabitant of the Koŋgu country

Tulu : koŋga

Tulu meaning : the Cēra or Kēraḷa country

Proto-Nilgiri : *koŋ

Number in DED : 2037

Proto-South Dravidian : *Koŋ-

Meaning : woman's breast

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : koŋkai

Tamil meaning : woman's breast, protuberance of a tree

Malayalam : koŋka

Malayalam meaning : woman's breast

Malayalam derivates : koŋkacci, koŋkicci woman with full breasts

Number in DED : 2038

Proto-South Dravidian : *koŋk-

Meaning : hook, crooked

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kokki

Tamil meaning : hook, clasp (as of a necklace or ear-ring); hooked knife attached to a long bamboo

Tamil derivates : kokkarai crookedness, deformity, rake; kokkuvāy the hook of a clasp in an ornament; ? kuraŋku hook, clasp, link in jewelry; ? kur_aṇṭu (kur_aṇṭi-) to be crooked or bent (as horns, fingers, limbs, fruits), be convulsed, have spasms, coil up (as a small reptile)

Malayalam : kokka

Malayalam meaning : clasp, hook, crook (as for plucking fruits), neck-clasp

Malayalam derivates : kokkara crooked, bent backwards

Kannada : kokki, kokke

Kannada meaning : crookedness, perverseness, a crook, bend, hook

Kannada derivates : kogga, kokkari, koŋga, koŋgari crookedness; koŋki a hook, fish-hook, angle; koŋku to be bent, get crooked, curved, distorted, deformed, or curled, become perverse, untrue, etc.; n. (also koŋgu) state of being bent, crooked, etc.; koŋkisu to make crooked, distort

Kodagu : kokke

Kodagu meaning : crook, hook, anything bent

Kodagu derivates : kokk- (kokki-) to be bent

Tulu : kokkè

Tulu meaning : a hook, clasp

Tulu derivates : koŋkè, kuŋkè a hook, crookedness; crooked, curved, bent; koŋgụ irregularity, crookedness; bent, curved, arched, irregular

Proto-Nilgiri : *kok-

Number in DED : 2032

Proto-South Dravidian : *kop-

Meaning : tuft of hair

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : koppu

Tamil meaning : chignon, coil of hair

Kannada : koppu

Kannada meaning : female's hair tied in a tuft

Number in DED : 2110

Proto-South Dravidian : *kop-

Meaning : a k. of women's ornament

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : koppu

Tamil meaning : women's ear-ornament worn at top of helix

Malayalam : koppu

Malayalam meaning : upper ear-ring of women

Kannada : koppu

Kannada meaning : ornament for the upper part of the ear, worn by women

Kodagu : koppumbɨ

Kodagu meaning : long straight ornament worn through top of ear

Tulu : koppu

Tulu meaning : a female's upper ear-ring

Number in DED : 2111

Proto-South Dravidian : *kopar-

Meaning : cauldron, boiler

Tamil : kopparai

Tamil meaning : brass or copper boiler with rings for handles, cauldron

Malayalam : koppara

Malayalam meaning : a boiler, chiefly of copper

Kannada : koppara, kopparige

Kannada meaning : a metal boiler, used also for keeping oil or ghee in

Tulu : kopparigè

Tulu meaning : cauldron, boiler with a wide mouth

Number in DED : 2104

Proto-South Dravidian : *kork-

Meaning : crane

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kokku

Tamil meaning : common crane, Grus cinerea; stork, paddy bird

Tamil derivates : kuruku heron, stork, crane, bird, gallinaceous fowl, an_r_il bird

Malayalam : kokku, kokkan, kocca, kuriyan

Malayalam meaning : paddy bird, heron

Malayalam derivates : kuru heron

Kannada : kokku, kokkare

Kannada meaning : crane

Kannada derivates : kukku heron, crane

Tulu : korŋgu

Tulu meaning : crane, stork

Proto-Nilgiri : *kork-

Number in DED : 2125

Proto-South Dravidian : *Kor_-

Meaning : to bubble with anger

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

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

Tamil meaning : to bubble with anger

Tamil derivates : kor_u-kor_uv-en_al onom. expr. signifying anger

Number in DED : 2166

Proto-South Dravidian : *kor_-

Meaning : cold

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : kor_e, kor_i

Kannada meaning : to pierce (as cold)

Kannada derivates : kor_eta, kor_ata the piercing of cold (or with DEDR 1859)

Tulu : koraḷe

Tulu meaning : (B-K) cold

Proto-Nilgiri : *kor_-ǝv-

Number in DED : 2168

Proto-South Dravidian : *kor_-i-

Meaning : to nibble, bite

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

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

Tamil meaning : to nip off the husks of grains, nibble grain, graze, pick up food here and there (as cattle)

Malayalam : kor_ikka

Malayalam meaning : to nibble (as a mouse), eat grains, nipping off the husk

Kannada : kor_uku, kor_aku, kur_uku, kur_uŋku

Kannada meaning : to bite, gnaw, nibble

Kodagu : kori- (korip-, koric-)

Kodagu meaning : (snake) strikes, (rat) eats grain by cracking husk

Kodagu derivates : (Kar.) kurɨk- (kurɨki-) to munch

Tulu : kojalụ

Tulu meaning : (B-K) to gnaw as rats do with grains and fruits

Number in DED : 2164

Proto-South Dravidian : *kor_-i

Meaning : sheep

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kor_i

Tamil meaning : sheep

Malayalam : kor_i

Malayalam meaning : a small kind of sheep

Kannada : kur_i, kor_i

Kannada meaning : sheep, ram

Kannada derivates : kur_itana a sheepish, foolish disposition

Kodagu : kori

Kodagu meaning : sheep

Tulu : kuri

Tulu meaning : sheep

Proto-Nilgiri : *kor_ĭ

Number in DED : 2165

Proto-South Dravidian : *kot-

Meaning : to peck

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kottu (kotti-)

Tamil meaning : to grub up, hoe, peck (as a bird), bite (as a snake), chop, hack, mince, carve; n. grubbing, mincing, pecking, biting (as a serpent), gashing, a small hoe for rooting out weeds

Tamil derivates : kottal pecking; kottan_ a mason; kontu (konti-) to peck, mince, gnaw, gore, pierce; pick up shells, etc., from the floor before a thrown-up shell comes down (as in gmae played by girls); kontal picking, nibbling

Malayalam : kottuka

Malayalam meaning : to dig, carve, peck, pick up, bite (as snakes), strike, cut

Malayalam derivates : kottu stinging, digging, pecking, picking up; kotti pick-axe, stone-digger, carver

Kannada : kottu

Kannada meaning : to chop, mince

Kodagu : kott- (kotti-)

Kodagu meaning : to pick up with single sharp motion, peck

Kodagu derivates : kotti para game of jackstones

Tulu : godduni

Tulu meaning : to pick or devour, as a fowl

Proto-Nilgiri : *kot-

Number in DED : 2091

Proto-South Dravidian : *kotaḷ-

Meaning : bastion, bulwark

Tamil : kottaḷam

Tamil meaning : bastion

Malayalam : kottaḷam, kontaḷam

Malayalam meaning : bulwark, bastion; trough, stone pavement

Kannada : kottaḷa, kottala

Kannada meaning : bulwark, bastion

Tulu : kottaḷa, kottala

Tulu meaning : bulwark, bastion; trough, stone pavement

Number in DED : 2090