Proto-South Dravidian : *kamb-i
Meaning : wire
Tamil : kampi
Tamil meaning : wire of gold, silver, iron or other metal; bit of a horse's bridle; narrow stripe along the border of a cloth
Malayalam : kampi
Malayalam meaning : wire of lute; bar of iron; stripe in the border of a cloth
Kannada : kambi
Kannada meaning : wire; iron band, bar of iron, bar, bridge of nose; stripe or stripes running parallel with the border of a cloth
Tulu : kambi
Tulu meaning : a wire; flat bar of iron; borders of a cloth
Number in DED : 1241
