South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *sap-

Meaning : to chew

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cappu (cappi-)

Tamil meaning : to masticate, chew (as betel or tobacco), mumble in eating, munch, sip, suck

Tamil derivates : cavaṭṭu (cavaṭṭi-) to chew, masticate, swallow down; cavai (-pp-, -tt-) to chew, munch, suck mother's milk

Malayalam : cappuka

Malayalam meaning : to smack the lips, suck, sip, eat whilst working

Malayalam derivates : cava chewing, the sound of it; cavekka to chew; cavaccal chewing

Kannada : capparisu

Kannada meaning : to chuckle or cluck to an animal to urge it on, smack the lips in sipping or supping, produce the peculiar sound of chewing, chew with a noise

Kannada derivates : capparaṇe the peculiar smacking of the lips by which peasants stop their cattle, chuckling; jabbu, jabbisu to suck

Kodagu : caveN- (caveNmp-, caveNnt-)

Kodagu meaning : to chew

Kodagu derivates : (Nalknad dialect) cayeN- (cayeNmp-, cayaNnt-) to chew; (Shanmugam) caymp chewing

Tulu : capparipuni

Tulu meaning : to smack the lips

Tulu derivates : capacapa a noise made with the mouth as a pig in eating

Proto-Nilgiri : *sap-

Notes : External data shows *c- to be primary. In this case Kannada *sapp- and Toda *top- would be expected; the sibilant was probably preserved due to the root's expressivity.

Number in DED : 2334

Proto-South Dravidian : *sap-

Meaning : insipid; vapid

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cappai

Tamil meaning : that which is insipid or tasteless

Tamil derivates : capp-en_al onom. expr. signifying insipidity; cappaṭṭai flatness, emptiness, hollowness

Malayalam : cappaṭṭa

Malayalam meaning : vapid, flat, insipid

Kannada : cappage, sappage, sappane

Kannada meaning : flat, vapid, insipid, dull, inert; insipidity, etc.

Kannada derivates : cappe, sappe flatness, insipidness, state of being spiritless, dull, flat, inert, etc.

Kodagu : cappe

Kodagu meaning : tasteless, insipid

Tulu : cappaṭụ

Tulu meaning : tasteless, insipid, bad, worthless

Tulu derivates : cappè tasteless, vapid, unsavoury; jauḷè, jembè tasteless, insipid

Proto-Nilgiri : *Sap

Notes : Kannada and Tulu forms with c- are borrowed from Telugu.

Number in DED : 2337

Proto-South Dravidian : *sar-

Meaning : expr. a noise of rustling, etc.

Tamil : cara-car-en_al

Tamil meaning : onom. expr. of (a) rustling, as of dry leaves, (b) gliding along, moving quickly without impediment

Tamil derivates : caracara to rustle, as dry leaves; caracarappu rustling; caruku dried leaf

Malayalam : śara

Malayalam meaning : a rustling sound

Kannada : sara sara

Kannada meaning : the sound of rustling (produced by snakes, birds, etc., in leaves, bushes, etc.)

Proto-Nilgiri : *Sar

Number in DED : 2355

Proto-South Dravidian : *sar-

Meaning : to move aside

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : sari

Kannada meaning : to move, go, go or move to one side, move out of place, slide, go to the right or left, slip, fall down, run off, run away; put on one side; n. sliding, etc., flight, state of being aside, precipice, deep ravine

Kannada derivates : sar_i steep precipice; saraku, saruku to slip, slide, move aside, give place, yield

Kodagu : tari- (tariv-, tariñj-)

Kodagu meaning : (?) to bend to one side (intr.)

Kodagu derivates : (tarip-, taric-) to bend to one side (tr.)

Tulu : sarakụ

Tulu meaning : get out of the way! step aside!

Tulu derivates : sarkiyuni to get out of the way, submit

Notes : Should be distinguished from *ǯar- 'to fall'.

Number in DED : 2360

Proto-South Dravidian : *sarak-

Meaning : goods; things of value

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : carakku

Tamil meaning : goods, articles of merchandise, gold, solid worth, ability, curry-stuffs, spices, medicinal substances

Malayalam : carakku

Malayalam meaning : merchandise, cargo, different movables or valuable articles as clothes, jaggery, or drugs

Kannada : saraku, sarku

Kannada meaning : goods, things, commodities, merchandise, cargo, different valuable articles as cloths, minerals, etc.

Kannada derivates : saraku esteem, regard, care

Tulu : sarakụ

Tulu meaning : articles, goods, commodity

Tulu derivates : carakụ, caraku merchandise, articles, goods, cargo

Proto-Nilgiri : *Sar-

Miscellaneous : Tulu forms with *c- borrowed from Tam.

Number in DED : 2353

Proto-South Dravidian : *sarapaṇ-i

Meaning : a k. of chain

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : carappaṇi

Tamil meaning : gold neck-chain inlaid with diamonds

Tamil derivates : carappaḷi id., gold necklet

Malayalam : sarappaḷi

Malayalam meaning : a gold chain of several rows round the neck

Kannada : sarapaṇi, sarapaḷi, sarpaḷi

Kannada meaning : a chain, a kind of collar or necklace

Tulu : sarapaḷi, sarapaṇi, sarpaḷi, sarapoḷi

Tulu meaning : a chain of any metal

Proto-Nilgiri : *Sar-pVḷĭ-

Number in DED : 2358

Proto-South Dravidian : *sas-

Meaning : straight; correct

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : ce-, cem-

Tamil meaning : straight

Tamil derivates : ceŋ-kōl scepter; ceñcam, ceñcu correctness, directness; ceppam straightness, correctness, exactness, smoothness, uprightness, impartiality, evenness, equity, repair, renewal, preparedness, fitness, straight path, road; cemmal greatness, excellence, superiority, power, haughtiness, great person as king, god, hero; cemm-ā to be right, proper, be haughty, superior, be overjoyed, be majestic in bearing; cemmāppu exultation, pride, majestic bearing; cemmai goodness, soundness, good condition, spotlessness, uprightness, directness, rectitude, fairness, impartiality, agreement, excellence, greatness, fineness, neatness, beauty; ceyya correct, perfect, sound; ceyyan_ just, impartial person; cevvan_am rightly, properly, correctly; cevvi season, occasion, juncture, mature condition, newness, beauty, gracefulness, state, condition, propriety; cevvu straightness, correctness, rectitude, soundness, direction; cevvē rightly, correctly, directly, straightly, perpendicularly, straight up; ceñ-cevē properly, directly; cevvai correctness, fitness, accuracy, straightness, evenness, smoothness, sound condition as of mind, body

Malayalam : cemmu

Malayalam meaning : straightness, advance, prosperity

Malayalam derivates : cemmē straightly, well; cevva correctness; cevvu, covvu propriety, straightness

Kannada : say, sey, cey

Kannada meaning : straightness, downrightness, rectitude, propriety, merit, beauty

Kannada derivates : sayta man of rectitude; saytu straightness, rectitude, propriety; sayte straightness, rectitude; sayda man of rectitude, honest man, brāhmaṇa; saypu rectitude, propriety, justice, virtue, merit; sasina straightness, evenness, rectitude, propriety; sasine straightly, properly, nicely; sāvagisu to make straight, proper, or nice

Tulu : sajji

Tulu meaning : good, well, proper, fine, excellent, healthy; nicely, properly, well

Tulu derivates : sai adv. it is right, it is well, indeed, aye; sahi proper, correct, right

Number in DED : 2747

Proto-South Dravidian : *saṭ-uk-

Meaning : ladle

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : caṭṭukam, caṭṭuvam

Tamil meaning : ladle, metal spatula with a long handle for turning and removing a cooked cake

Malayalam : caṭṭukam

Malayalam meaning : ladle, metal spoon

Malayalam derivates : ? caṭṭuvam shoulder-bone (or with DEDR 2303)

Kannada : saṭuka, saṭṭu, saṭṭuga, soṭaka

Kannada meaning : ladle, spoon

Kodagu : caṭṭuva

Kodagu meaning : wooden spoon used for stirring

Tulu : saṭṭi

Tulu meaning : a kind of wooden ladle

Tulu derivates : saṭṭuga, taṭṭuga a flat kind of trough for serving boiled rice

Proto-Nilgiri : *Saṭ-

Number in DED : 2309

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