South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *pet_-/*pIr_-a-

Meaning : great; abundant; robust

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : per_r_am

Tamil meaning : greatness; bull or cow, buffalo

Tamil derivates : per_r_u greatness; bull; per_r_i, per_r_imai greatness, esteem; pir_aŋku (pir_aŋki-) to be great, exalted, be lofty, elevated, grow full, complete, abundant, overflow, grow large in size, be densely crowded; pir_aŋkal greatness, abundance, fullness, height, mountain, heap, mass; pir_akkam loftiness

Malayalam : per_r_an

Malayalam meaning : stout, robust

Malayalam derivates : per_r_a-kkannu wild buffalo

Tulu : petta

Tulu meaning : cow

Number in DED : 4425

Proto-South Dravidian : *peṭ-

Meaning : female

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : peṭṭai

Tamil meaning : female of animals and birds, woman, girl

Tamil derivates : peṭṭaiyan_ hermaphrodite, effeminate man; peṭai female of birds; poṭṭacci, (Devanesan) peṭṭaicci woman (used in contempt)

Malayalam : peṭṭa

Malayalam meaning : female of birds, female of asses and camels

Malayalam derivates : piṭa female of birds, female of deer; peṭa hen

Kannada : heṭṭuge

Kannada meaning : female friend, affectionate or beloved woman, wife

Miscellaneous : KURU (LSB 1.12) poṭṭɨ hen

Notes : Tamil peṭai and esp. Malayalam piṭa, peṭa are highly irregular, especially considering that there already is a regular variant in both languages. Borrowings?

Number in DED : 4395

Proto-South Dravidian : *peṭ-i

Meaning : box, chest

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : peṭṭi

Tamil meaning : box, chest, basket

Tamil derivates : peṭṭakam chest, box; (?) poṭṭi box

Malayalam : peṭṭi

Malayalam meaning : box, trunk

Malayalam derivates : peṭṭakam box, chest

Kannada : peṭṭi

Kannada meaning : box, chest, trunk

Kannada derivates : peṭṭige, peṭṭiya id., basket

Kodagu : poṭṭi

Kodagu meaning : box

Tulu : peṭṭigè

Tulu meaning : box, chest

Proto-Nilgiri : *poṭ-ĭ (?)

Notes : Kodagu poṭṭi is regular, but the Tamil and Toda forms with -o- are not. Since there is little possibility of these forms being borrowed from Kodagu, we'll have to assume the possibility of borrowing from an obscure dialect of Kannada (?) or simply a different root.

Number in DED : 4388

Proto-South Dravidian : *pēḍ-

Meaning : fear; impotence; hermaphrodite

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pēṭi

Tamil meaning : hermaphrodite; impotence, fear

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to be afraid; pēṭan_ hermaphrodite with male characteristics predominating; pēṭu hermaphrodite; female sex, female of birds and of certain quadrupeds; pēṭai female of birds, hen

Malayalam : pēṭi

Malayalam meaning : fear, cowardice

Malayalam derivates : pēṭikka to be afraid, to shy (a horse), fear; pēṭa female of a deer, turtle; a pea-hen, etc.

Kannada : hēḍi, ēḍi, (PBh.) pēḍi

Kannada meaning : coward; effeminate man, hermaphrodite

Kannada derivates : hēṭe, hēṇṭe, hyāṭe hen; bēḍa timid man; pōṭa coward

Kodagu : pōḍi

Kodagu meaning : fear

Kodagu derivates : pōḍe kōḷi hen

Tulu : hēḍi, hēḍe, ēḍi

Tulu meaning : coward; timid

Tulu derivates : pōḍiyuni to be afraid; pōḍiyāvuni, pōḍipāvuni to frighten, threaten, terrify; pōḍigè fear, fright

Notes : Kannada hēṭe, hēṇṭe, etc., contaminated with *peṇ-, *peṭ- 'female'.

Number in DED : 4434

Proto-South Dravidian : *pēd-

Meaning : folly; fear

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pētu

Tamil meaning : bewilderment, folly, ignorance, delirium, sorrow, distress

Tamil derivates : pētai simpleton, ignorant person, woman as simple-minded; girl between the ages of 5 and 7; poor person; pētaimai folly, ignorance, simplicity; pēntu (pēnti-) to be bewildered; petumpai girl between the ages of 8 and 11

Kannada : pētu

Kannada meaning : confusion or distraction of mind

Tulu : pētụ, pētu

Tulu meaning : fear

Notes : Tamil pēntu is secondary.

Number in DED : 4437

Proto-South Dravidian : *pēj-

Meaning : devil; god; mad, fervent

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pēy

Tamil meaning : devil, goblin, fiend; madness (as of a dog), frenzy; wildness (as of vegetation)

Tamil derivates : pēyan_ demoniac, madman; pēytti, pēycci, pēcci demoness, woman under possession of a demon

Malayalam : pē, pēyi

Malayalam meaning : demon (fem. pēcci); rage, madness, viciousness

Malayalam derivates : pēna ghost, spirit; pē-nāyi mad dog

Kannada : pē, hē

Kannada meaning : madness, rage, viciousness; growing wild (as plants), worthlessness

Kannada derivates : pētu, hēde demon; pēŋkuṇi, pēŋkuḷi, hēkuḷi demon; madness, fury; hēga a mad, foolish man

Tulu : pēyi

Tulu meaning : demon

Proto-Nilgiri : *pēn

Number in DED : 4438

Proto-South Dravidian : *pēṇ-

Meaning : to take care, protect

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pēṇ

Tamil meaning : protection

Tamil derivates : pēṇu (pēṇi-) to treat tenderly, cherish, foster, protect, regard, esteem, honour, treat courteously, worship, care for; pēṇam tenderness, regard, care, nurture; pēṇal nursing; piṇai protecting with loving care; peḷ (peṭp-, peṭṭ-) to protect; peṭpu protection

Malayalam : pēṇuka

Malayalam meaning : to foster, take care of

Malayalam derivates : pēṇam caution; peṇṇuka to take care of, use, take to oneself

Number in DED : 4436

Proto-South Dravidian : *pēr_-

Meaning : to load

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pir_akku (pir_akki-)

Tamil meaning : to heap, pile up

Tamil derivates : per_r_u a pile

Malayalam : pēr_u

Malayalam meaning : a load, esp. bullock-load

Malayalam derivates : pēr_uka to load (as oxen), pile up

Kannada : pēr_u

Kannada meaning : to lift up and put upon, load, pile up; n. a load, esp. bullock-load

Kodagu : pōr- (pōri-)

Kodagu meaning : to transport by pack-animal

Tulu : pēruni, pērāvuni

Tulu meaning : to load, burden

Tulu derivates : pērāṭa lading, shipping; bēruni to pile up earth; perikè a bullock's load, any burden; periyè a heap, pile; hērụ a sack of corn

Proto-Nilgiri : *pēr_- (*-r-)

Notes : Tamil per_r_u is obviously a secondary form (*pēr_u would be normally expected).

Number in DED : 4446

Proto-South Dravidian : *pēS-

Meaning : to loathe, dislike

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : pēsu, hēsu

Kannada meaning : to feel aversion, have a dislike; n. aversion, disgust

Kannada derivates : pēsike, hēsike, ēsike, hēsige aversion, disgust, nastiness, object that causes disgust

Kodagu : hēsige

Kodagu meaning : disgust at touching dirty things

Tulu : pēśiyuni, pēcuni

Tulu meaning : to loathe, be disgusted

Tulu derivates : pēśigè, pēsigè disgust, loathing, dirt, filth; (B-K) hēsige, ēsige filth, dirt

Proto-Nilgiri : *ēsĭ (?)

Number in DED : 4431

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