Proto-South Dravidian : *Uṇ-aŋ-
Meaning : dry
Tamil : uṇaŋku (uṇaŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to dry (intr., as grain, vegetables, fish), become gaunt, shrink, shrivel, pine away
Tamil derivates : uṇaŋkal dried grain, dried food material, withered flower; uṇakku (uṇakki-) to cause to dry, dry in the sun; uṇakku, uṇakkam withering, drooping, dejection; uṇattu (uṇatti-) to cause to dry, emaciate; nuṇaŋku (nuṇaŋki-) to droop, fade, wither; (Koll.) onar- to be dried; onatt- to dry up (tr.)
Malayalam : uṇaŋŋuka
Malayalam meaning : to dry, fade, heal (as a wound)
Malayalam derivates : uṇaŋŋikka to heal; uṇakkuka to put to dry, air, dry; uṇakkam, uṇakku dryness
Kannada : oṇagu
Kannada meaning : to dry, become dry, sapless, wither, emaciate; n. state of being dry
Kannada derivates : oṇagisu to cause to dry; oṇa, oṇaku, oṇagilu becoming dry, state of being dry, withered, sapless, empty; oṇaka emaciated man
Kodagu : oṇaŋg- (oṇaŋgi-)
Kodagu meaning : to become dry, wither, heal
Kodagu derivates : oṇak- (oṇaki-) to dry (tr.)
Tulu : oṇakaṭṭụ, oṇakaṭṭe
Tulu meaning : dried, faded, emaciated
Tulu derivates : oṇụŋgelụ, uṇụŋgelụ dry, withered, thin; oṇakelụ dryness; (B-K.) uṇụŋgu, nuŋgu to dry
Number in DED : 0601
