South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *dār-i

Meaning : way, road

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : tāri

Tamil meaning : way, road, path, right mode

Tamil derivates : tārai way, path (? < Te.)

Kannada : dāri

Kannada meaning : way, road, path

Tulu : dāri

Tulu meaning : way, road, path

Proto-Nilgiri : *ādār-

Notes : Cf. Ta. atar way, path, public road, rule (comm. by Krishnamurti)

Number in DED : 3170

Proto-South Dravidian : *dēr-

Tamil : tēmpu (tēmpi-)

Tamil meaning : to sob violently

Kannada : dǝriki

Kannada meaning : (Rabakavi, LSB) a belch

Notes : Tam. tēmpu < *dēr-mbu.

Number in DED : 3451

Proto-South Dravidian : *dēr- (?*-t_-)

Meaning : to drive (away)

Malayalam : tēruka

Malayalam meaning : to attack, pursue

Kodagu : dōt- (dōti-), (Mercara dialect) dēt- (dēti-), dē̈t- (dē̈ti-)

Kodagu meaning : to drive away (cattle, persons)

Tulu : dēruni

Tulu meaning : to drive, drive away

Notes : Kodagu shows a strange -t- < *-t_-, but the Mal. form shows an original dental resonant. An untrivial case.

Number in DED : 3472

Proto-South Dravidian : *dibbaṇ-

Meaning : nuptial procession

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : dibbaṇa

Kannada meaning : a nuptial procession, esp. of the friends and relatives of the bridegroom

Kannada derivates : nibbaṇa a marriage festival with all its display, esp. with its processions and gifts, the display of the gifts or the gifts themselves; nibbaṇiga the friend or attendant or companion of a bridegroom

Tulu : dibbaṇa

Tulu meaning : bridal party, marriage procession

Number in DED : 3230

Proto-South Dravidian : *diḍ-

Meaning : to make a reiterated noise

Tamil : tiṭutiṭu (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to make a reiterated noise, as by hasty steps, to thump constantly

Proto-Nilgiri : *diḍ

Number in DED : 3217

Proto-South Dravidian : *diḍḍ-

Meaning : wicket, window

Tamil : tiṭṭi

Tamil meaning : window

Kannada : diḍḍi, diḍḍe, jiḍḍi

Kannada meaning : a wicket, a hole expressly made for egress or ingress

Tulu : diḍḍi, jiḍḍi

Tulu meaning : (B-K) back, postern

Number in DED : 3219

Proto-South Dravidian : *dig-

Meaning : onom. a k. of painful sound

Tamil : tiku-tik-en_al

Tamil meaning : expr. signifying smarting of a sore

Proto-Nilgiri : *dig

Number in DED : 3204

Proto-South Dravidian : *digil-

Meaning : fear

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : tikil, tikir

Tamil meaning : fright, terror

Kannada : digil, digilu, digalu, digulu, dhigil

Kannada meaning : consternation, horror, alarm, fear

Tulu : digilụ

Tulu meaning : fear, alarm, cowardice

Proto-Nilgiri : *dig-

Number in DED : 3202

Proto-South Dravidian : *dik-

Meaning : suddenly, swiftly

Malayalam : tikkane

Malayalam meaning : pressing on, swiftly

Kannada : dikkane, diggane

Kannada meaning : suddenly, all at once, quickly

Tulu : dikka

Tulu meaning : quickly, speedily

Number in DED : 3209

Proto-South Dravidian : *dik-

Meaning : fireplace

Tulu : dikkè, dikkelụ, (B-K also) digelụ

Tulu meaning : hearth, fireplace

Miscellaneous : KOR (T) dunkelɨ oven

Number in DED : 3212

Proto-South Dravidian : *dim-

Meaning : wedge, stopper

Kannada : dibbaṇa

Kannada meaning : wooden stopple or cork

Kodagu : dimmi

Kodagu meaning : stopper

Tulu : dimmè

Tulu meaning : wedge, stopple, plug

Number in DED : 3231

Proto-South Dravidian : *dim-

Meaning : onom. sound of dancing

Tamil : timi-timi

Tamil meaning : syllables sung to keep time in dancing

Tamil derivates : timi-timiy-en_al onom. expr. of (a) keeping time in dancing or music, (b) repeated sounds in rapid succession

Kannada : dim

Kannada meaning : a sound in imitation of tingling or ringing

Kannada derivates : dimi sound produced by the quick motion of the feet in dancing

Tulu : dimidimi

Tulu meaning : dancing nimbly, agility

Tulu derivates : dimma the sound of a small finger-drum

Number in DED : 3232

Proto-South Dravidian : *dim-

Meaning : eminence, rising ground

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : timil

Tamil meaning : hump of bullock (?)

Kannada : dimmi

Kannada meaning : an eminence, elevated spot

Kannada derivates : temar rising ground, hillock; (HavS.) dimba bank of a river

Number in DED : 3239

Proto-South Dravidian : *dim-

Meaning : giddiness

Kannada : dimmu

Kannada meaning : giddiness, confusedness

Number in DED : 3240

Proto-South Dravidian : *dinḍ-

Meaning : Clitoria ternatea

Kannada : diṇḍa

Kannada meaning : Clitoria ternatea Lin.

Number in DED : 3223

Proto-South Dravidian : *dinḍ-

Meaning : round stone, bale of cloth

Tamil : tiṇṭu

Tamil meaning : semicircular cushion, any small construction of brick built as a support

Malayalam : tiṇṭu

Malayalam meaning : a bale of cloth

Kannada : diṇḍu

Kannada meaning : a heap, roundish mass or piece, roundish big stone, bundle of wood or grass, bale of cloth

Kannada derivates : diṇḍe a roundish big stone

Number in DED : 3224

Proto-South Dravidian : *dinḍ-

Meaning : stem of plantain

Kannada : diṇḍu

Kannada meaning : the thread-like centre of an orange, etc., the inside stalk or heart of a plantain tree

Kodagu : diṇḍɨ

Kodagu meaning : stem of plantain

Tulu : diṇḍụ, diṇḍu

Tulu meaning : the tender stalk inside a plantain tree

Number in DED : 3225

Proto-South Dravidian : *dīṭ-

Meaning : similarity

Kannada : dīṭu

Kannada meaning : similarity, equality; estimate, valuation

Number in DED : 3272

Proto-South Dravidian : *djēr_-

Meaning : handful

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cēr_ai

Tamil meaning : handful, as of rice

Tamil derivates : cērai, cēraŋ-kai, cir_aŋ-kai, cir_āŋ-kai quantity that can be held in the hollow of the palm, as a measure, palmful

Kannada : sāre, sē̆re

Kannada meaning : the palm of the hand bent so as to receive or hold anything

Tulu : sē̆rè

Tulu meaning : the palm of the hand bent so as to receive or hold anything

Tulu derivates : tirkai handful

Proto-Nilgiri : *dēr_[ä]

Number in DED : 2821

Proto-South Dravidian : *djoḷ- (*-l-)

Meaning : saliva

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : coḷḷu

Tamil meaning : dribbling at the mouth as of a child

Tamil derivates : ? cāḷai dribble, saliva flowing from the mouth

Kannada : jollu

Kannada meaning : saliva, slaver

Kannada derivates : (PBh.) sauḷ the imitative sound of spitting

Tulu : jollè, dollè, doḷḷè

Tulu meaning : saliva, spittle

Proto-Nilgiri : *ǯol

Notes : The inlaut consonant is not quite clear since Kota has -l-, not -ḷ-. However, the form could have been borrowed from Kannada or simply mispronounced.

Number in DED : 2862