South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯab-

Meaning : thighbone, shoulderbone

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cappai

Tamil meaning : hips, haunch, shoulder blade

Tamil derivates : ceppu hip; appu thigh

Kannada : cappe

Kannada meaning : the hip bone

Kannada derivates : (UNR) jabbe the outer side of the thigh

Notes : Kannada cappe borrowed from Tamil.

Number in DED : 2339

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯabb-

Meaning : weak, sick

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cappai

Tamil meaning : that which is weak, lean, emaciated, useless, despicable, mean

Tamil derivates : cavu (-pp-, -tt-) to become tired, become weak, emaciated, fail (as a crop), fall flat (as a crop), lose crispness; cavutam fatigue (as of mind), weakness, emaciation

Kannada : jabbala, jabbalu

Kannada meaning : state of being weak, infirm or frail from old age, that of being soft or pulpy as of a ripe fruit, that of being relaxed or slack as of female's breast

Kannada derivates : jabbu weakness, frailty, softness, pulpiness, relaxed state, slackness

Tulu : jabbu

Tulu meaning : hollow, empty within, not solid, old, infirm

Tulu derivates : jabbe an old man; jabbi, jabbu an old woman, a hag; jabulu slack

Number in DED : 2338

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯaḍḍ-

Meaning : near; union

Kannada : jaḍḍa

Kannada meaning : nearness, union

Kannada derivates : jaḍḍakkara one consonant written below another; daḍḍa closeness, union; daḍḍakkara a compound or double consonant; daṇḍe state of being adjoining or close by, vicinity

Notes : The forms with *d- are due to contamination with *daṭ- 'large, thick, crowded, close together'.

Number in DED : 2313

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯaḍḍ-

Meaning : callous, doltish; drowsy

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : jaḍḍu, jiḍḍu, daḍḍu

Kannada meaning : callosity, a callous spot, wart, scar

Kannada derivates : daḍḍa a blockhead, a stupid, doltish, ignorant man

Kodagu : daḍḍë

Kodagu meaning : a dull man

Kodagu derivates : fem. daḍḍe; (Shanmugam) daḍḍi a dull woman

Tulu : jaḍḍụ

Tulu meaning : callosity, hardness as of the skin of the hand, etc., from much use

Tulu derivates : daḍḍụ id.; dull, stupid, idle; daḍḍe a stupid fellow; fem. daḍḍi

Miscellaneous : KOR (M) jeḍḍɨ mole (on skin)

Notes : The forms with *d- here could also be contaminated with *daṭ- 'thick' > 'gross, dull'.

Number in DED : 2314

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯaḍ-i-

Meaning : to frighten by shouting

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : jaḍi

Kannada meaning : to use threatening language, menace, frighten, blame, urge on by cries

Tulu : jaḍipini, jaḍipuni, jaḍiyuni

Tulu meaning : to drive cattle

Tulu derivates : jaḍu fright, shyness; daḍipuni to drive away

Number in DED : 2297

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯaḍ-i-

Meaning : to wave; to shake off

Kannada : jaḍi

Kannada meaning : to wave, brandish as a sword, etc.; to move to and fro

Tulu : jāḍipuni

Tulu meaning : to shake off

Number in DED : 2298

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯaḍ-i- (*s-)

Meaning : sound of birds

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : jaḍipa

Kannada meaning : the sound or cry of birds

Number in DED : 2299

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯag-

Meaning : pyal, raised place

Kannada : jagati, jagali, jagaḷi, jaguli

Kannada meaning : an artificially raised place, a kind of sacrificial altar, the pedestal of an idol, a seat of mud, stone, etc.

Tulu : jagali

Tulu meaning : an open veranda

Number in DED : 2279

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯal-

Meaning : to sift

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cali (-pp-, -tt-), callu (calli-)

Tamil meaning : to sift

Tamil derivates : callaṭai sieve

Malayalam : calikka

Malayalam meaning : to sift

Malayalam derivates : callaṭa a large sieve

Kannada : jallisu

Kannada meaning : to sift

Kannada derivates : jallaḍi, jallaḍe, jalaḍe, jaraḍe sieve

Number in DED : 2370

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯal-

Meaning : boatman's pole

Malayalam : callam

Malayalam meaning : boatman's pole

Kannada : jallu

Kannada meaning : boatman's pole

Tulu : jalla

Tulu meaning : boatman's pole

Number in DED : 2380

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯal-

Meaning : stone chip

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : calli

Tamil meaning : small pieces of stone or glass, potsherd, small chips as of stone, rubble, small flat shells used for lime, small copper coin

Malayalam : calli

Malayalam meaning : chip, potsherds, copper cash

Kannada : jalli

Kannada meaning : broken stone, metal

Tulu : calli

Tulu meaning : chip, potsherd

Tulu derivates : jalli broken stones

Notes : Tulu jalli is primary.

Number in DED : 2381

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯal-ai

Meaning : sugar-cane

Kannada : jalle, jaẓave

Kannada meaning : a bamboo pole; a sugar-cane

Kodagu : jalle

Kodagu meaning : cane of sugar

Number in DED : 2383

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯal-Vg-

Meaning : spring

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : jalugu

Kannada meaning : place where water drops or oozes

Number in DED : 2373

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯamb-

Meaning : elephant grass

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : campu

Tamil meaning : elephant grass, Typha elephantina; sola pith

Tamil derivates : campaŋ-kōrai elephant grass; caṇpu elephant grass; a species of sedge grass

Kannada : jambu

Kannada meaning : a kind of reed or sedge, Typha angustifolia L.

Kannada derivates : ? āpu elephant grass, Typha elephantina Roxb.; ? joṇḍu elephant grass

Number in DED : 2347

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯambār-

Meaning : affair

Kannada : jambā̆ra

Kannada meaning : affair, business

Tulu : jambā̆ra

Tulu meaning : affair, business

Number in DED : 2345

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯaŋ-

Meaning : slack, loose

Kannada : jaŋgaḷa

Kannada meaning : slackness, looseness

Kannada derivates : jaguẓ to move off, slip, drop down

Proto-Nilgiri : *ǯaŋ-

Number in DED : 2283

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯaŋaḷ-

Meaning : mass, herd

Kannada : jaŋgaḷi, jaŋguḷi, jaŋgaḷa, jaŋguẓi

Kannada meaning : mass, assemblage, herd, etc.

Number in DED : 2284

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯaŋ-e (*ʒ-)

Meaning : a stride

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : jaŋge

Kannada meaning : a stride

Number in DED : 2286

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯar-

Meaning : to slip, fall

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cari (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to slip away, slide down, roll, tumble, stumble down, give way, yield, lean, incline, be aslant, slope

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to cause to slip or roll, topple, pour down, make slant, incline; n. declivity, slope of a mountain; carivu sliding, rolling, slipping down, slope, declivity; carukku (carukki-) to slip; caruvu (caruvi-) to slip away, slide down; n. declivity, steep side of a rock; caruval sloping, slope

Malayalam : cariyuka

Malayalam meaning : to slide, slip, roll down, lean, bend

Malayalam derivates : carikka to bend, make to lean sidewards, lower a vessel, pour; carippikka to cause to lean; cariccal a low shed, sideroom; carivu, caru inclination, slope, bending; carkuka to glide, slide; arikka to creep as snakes, worms

Kannada : jari

Kannada meaning : to slip or fall, slide, collapse, slip away; n. ravine

Kannada derivates : jaragu, jarigu, jarugu to slip, slide, roll down, move aside, elapse (time); jaggu to bend down (as a tree with fruit), bend in (as a roof with weight), sink (as a wall); sink, be diminished, grow less (as the water of a river); n. bending

Tulu : jariyuni

Tulu meaning : to fall or slip down

Tulu derivates : jari precipice, slope; jaggè stooping, bending

Proto-Nilgiri : *ǯar-ǝv-

Number in DED : 2360

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯar_-

Meaning : quickly

Kannada : jar_r_ane

Kannada meaning : quickly, rushingly

Tulu : jarra

Tulu meaning : suddenly, quickly

Number in DED : 2352