Proto-South Dravidian : *kas-
Meaning : bitter
Tamil : kaya (-pp-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to be bitter; abhor, loathe, detest
Tamil derivates : kai (-pp-, -tt-) to be bitter, astringent, unpleasant; dislike, be angry with, hate; kayappu, kacappu, kaccal bitterness; kaippu bitterness, dislike, aversion; kayar, kacar astringency, astringent manner; kaca (-pp-, -nt-) to taste bitter, be embittered, disgusted; kacaṭṭai astringency, as of an unripe fruit
Malayalam : kaikka, kaśakka
Malayalam meaning : to be bitter, be disliked
Malayalam derivates : kaippu bitterness, grudge, disrelish, disagreeable, sourish; kappu id., bile; kaśakaśa imit. sound of sour astringent tastes
Kannada : kay, kaṃyi, kayi, kayyi, kaypu, kaype
Kannada meaning : bitterness
Kannada derivates : kasar to scratch the throat, be astringent; kasa, kasaku, kasaru, kasi, kasu, kasuru astringency, unripeness; (Hav.) kayku to be bitter; kaykaṭe, kayke bitter
Kodagu : kay- (kayp-, kayc-)
Kodagu meaning : to be bitter
Kodagu derivates : kaype gall-bladder
Tulu : kaipè, kayipe, kaipelụ
Tulu meaning : bitterness; bitter, envious
Tulu derivates : kasa brackish; kaskāyi half-ripe
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) kãy, (T) kayye bitter
Number in DED : 1249
