South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *buṭ-

Meaning : basket, case

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : puṭṭil

Tamil meaning : quiver, sheath, basket, winnow

Malayalam : puṭṭil

Malayalam meaning : thick mat serving as receptacle or covering of the body

Kannada : puṭṭi, buṭṭi, buṭṭe

Kannada meaning : basket

Kannada derivates : (K2) puḍike, puḍuke basket, a case

Tulu : puṭṭi

Tulu meaning : small round basket

Tulu derivates : puḍayi, puḍāyi, buṭṭi basket

Number in DED : 4263

Proto-South Dravidian : *bū-

Meaning : mould

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pūñcu, pūñcaṇam, pūñcaḷam

Tamil meaning : mould, mildew, cobweb

Tamil derivates : pūñcai cobweb; pūñci dust; pū (-pp-, -tt-) to become mouldy

Malayalam : pūkka

Malayalam meaning : to become mouldy

Malayalam derivates : pūppu mould

Kannada : būju, būje, būsi, būsu, būṣṭe

Kannada meaning : mould, mildew, mustiness

Tulu : būju, būcu, būci, pūŋkè

Tulu meaning : mould, mildew

Tulu derivates : (B-K) buguṭu mould formed on the surface of foodstuffs

Number in DED : 4357

Proto-South Dravidian : *būṭ-

Meaning : trickery, boast, lie

Tamil : pūṭṭakam, pūṭṭakkam, pūṭṭāŋkam

Tamil meaning : vain pretension, boasting, guile, unsubstantial work

Tamil derivates : pūṭṭaŋkam guile, inveigling

Kannada : būṭa, būṭaka, būṭakatana, būṭāṭa

Kannada meaning : trickery, fraudulent display, lie

Tulu : būṭi, būṭu, būṭaŋga, būṭkatane

Tulu meaning : empty boast

Tulu derivates : būṭuni to boast, brag

Number in DED : 4359

Proto-South Dravidian : *būẓ-

Meaning : quail

Tamil : pūẓ

Tamil meaning : quail, jungle fowl

Tamil derivates : pūẓān_ Indian partridge, jungle fowl; kur_um-pūẓ quail

Kannada : burli, burali, buruli

Kannada meaning : quail

Tulu : kudumbulu

Tulu meaning : quail

Proto-Nilgiri : *-bǝr-

Notes : Since the root has been mostly used in compound forms as the second component, the auslaut consonant has been subject to specific, untrivial developments.

Number in DED : 4374

Proto-South Dravidian : *būẓC-

Meaning : down, feather

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malayalam : pūṭa

Malayalam meaning : down of birds, wool, fine hair

Tulu : (?) puḷḷe

Tulu meaning : (B-K) plume, feather

Proto-Nilgiri : *bū(ṛ)

Notes : Tulu puḷḷe could likewise be compared with several other roots, including *puḷ- 'bird', etc. However, the Malayalam and Kota forms are quite comparable if we consider that the inlaut of the root contains an untrivial cluster (phoneme?)

Number in DED : 4358

Proto-South Dravidian : *cad-ai-/*cad-i-

Meaning : to destroy; to crush

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

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

Tamil meaning : to destroy, kill

Tamil derivates : catāvu (catāvi-) to be shattered or broken, be rotten, decayed; catai (-v-, -nt-) to be bruised, crushed; (-pp-, -tt-) to crush, bruise, mash; tatai (-v-, -nt-) to be shattered, made fruitless; tatar (-v-, -nt-) to be crushed

Malayalam : cata

Malayalam meaning : a bruise

Malayalam derivates : catayuka to be bruised, squashed; catekka to squash, crush, pound, bray; catuŋŋuka to be crushed, compressed, beaten into another shape; catukkuka to bruise, macerate; catukku a bruise

Kannada : sadaku

Kannada meaning : to beat

Kannada derivates : sade, sadi to pound to some extent, bruise, squash, crush; caccu, ceccu, jajju to strike, bruise, crush; tadaku, taduku, tade to strike, beat

Tulu : cade

Tulu meaning : severe fighting, destruction of life

Tulu derivates : sadi striking, beating; sadevuni to get hardened, wear away as an earthen vessel; jajjuni to bruise, squash, pound

Proto-Nilgiri : *cad-/*cac-

Number in DED : 2322

Proto-South Dravidian : *Cap-

Meaning : leaves

Tamil : cuppal, cuppi

Tamil meaning : twigs

Tamil derivates : uval, uvalai twigs and sprays, dried leaves

Malayalam : cappu

Malayalam meaning : leaf, esp. plantain leaf

Malayalam derivates : tōl green leaves, small branches, shrubs (?)

Kannada : sappu, soppu, tappala, toppala, toppalu, toval

Kannada meaning : all green leaves of plants in general, foliage, a herb, greens, covering, bark

Kannada derivates : tovaltu having put forth new leaves; sabbige, sabbe a slender branch of a tree or shrub; jabbalu a grassy place

Kodagu : cappala

Kodagu meaning : leaf

Kodagu derivates : toppɨ small leaves

Tulu : coppu, soppu, tappu

Tulu meaning : leaf, foliage, greens

Tulu derivates : tappoliyuni to be covered with foliage

Proto-Nilgiri : *sup

Miscellaneous : KURU (LSB) tovlɨ leaves

Notes : Two or three roots, contaminated beyond hope.

Number in DED : 2673

Proto-South Dravidian : *Cā-

Meaning : to stretch

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cāṭu (cāṭi-)

Tamil meaning : (?) to stretch out as the arms and legs from lassitude

Malayalam : cāmpu

Malayalam meaning : length, stretch

Kannada : cācu

Kannada meaning : to stretch out, hold out, extend, stretch forth, put out as the hand, etc.

Kannada derivates : cāpu stretch, length, extent; jambu length; jāgisu to stretch or raise (the body to its full extent); jāpu the measure of a long stride; sāgu to lengthen, extend; dāpu stretch, etc.; the measure of a stride

Kodagu : cāc- (cāci-)

Kodagu meaning : to stretch out (hand), straighten

Kodagu derivates : cāñjë (past verbal adj. of *cāy-, cāñj- to be straight) straight

Tulu : cācuni

Tulu meaning : to stretch out, hold out

Number in DED : 2433

Proto-South Dravidian : *ceḍ-i

Meaning : thunder; light(ning)

Tamil : ceṭi

Tamil meaning : light, splendour

Kannada : siḍil

Kannada meaning : shaft of lightning, thunderbolt

Kannada derivates : (Hav.) seḍilu thunder; (Kumta; U.P.U.) ceḍlu thunder

Kodagu : tëḍɨ

Kodagu meaning : thunder

Kodagu derivates : tëḍɨ minn- to lighten

Tulu : teḍilụ, śeḍilụ

Tulu meaning : thunder, thunderbolt, thunderclap

Tulu derivates : teḍilụ-meñci flash of lightning

Miscellaneous : KOR (T) ceḍlɨ thunder

Number in DED : 2759

Proto-South Dravidian : *Ceḷ-

Meaning : twig, stick

Kannada : seḷe

Kannada meaning : twig, small branch, stick, rod, also one for training or punishing children; vb. to cane with a stick

Kannada derivates : caḷḷu, ceḷu, ceḷḷu, seḷḷu a long flexible twig or rod

Kodagu : jaḷe

Kodagu meaning : long thin pliable stick

Kodagu derivates : (jaḷev-, jaḷand-) to sway like a long pliable stick; jaḷa- (jaḷap-, jaḷat-) to make sway

Tulu : cilè, śilè

Tulu meaning : a fishing-rod

Proto-Nilgiri : *Seḷ

Notes : Unclear root, maybe a contamination of two different roots (thus, Kodagu points to a voiced affricate, while Kannada has a voiceless one).

Number in DED : 2790

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