Proto-Nilgiri : *taṛ-
Meaning : to hug
Kota : dab- (daby-) "to put arms around"
Toda : teškwɨḷ- (teškwɨḍ-)
Additional forms : Also Kota takc- (takc-) to carry in arms under the cloak; tak lap, act of sitting on lap under cloath; kāl tek iḍ- (iṭ-) to sit with feet crossed, throw in wrestling by hooking opponent's leg with one's own; Toda teɫ̣k, seɫ̣k crook or circle of arms
Notes : Kota dab- = Tamil taṛ-uv-u; Kota takc- = Kannada taṛ-key-su; Toda teškwɨḷ- = Tulu tar-koṇ-uni; Toda teɫ̣k = Kannada taṛ-ke. Assimilative voicing of the initial consonant in Kota. Development *a > e in Toda not quite clear, as there is no evidence for an intermediate *ǐ anywhere in this stem.
Number in DED : 3116
