South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *giṇ-giṇ-

Meaning : [expr.] tinkling

Tamil : kiṇṇ-en_al, kiṇkiṇ-en_al, kiṇīr-en_al, kiṇīl-en_al, kiṇin_-en_al, kiṇukku-kkiṇukk-en_al

Tamil meaning : onom. expr. signifying tinkling sound

Tamil derivates : kiṇi cymbal; kiṇkiṇi, kiŋkiṇi tinkling ornament, girdle of small bells; rattlewort, Crotalaria pulcherrima; kiṇiti rattlewort; kiṇai a small drum

Malayalam : kiṇukiṇa

Malayalam meaning : tinkling

Malayalam derivates : kiṇuŋŋuka, kiṇukkuka to tinkle

Kannada : kiṇi-guṭṭu, kiṇikiṇi ennu

Kannada meaning : to tinkle (as small bells, etc.)

Kannada derivates : giṇi sound in imitation of chinking, light rattling; giṇigiṇike the plant Crotalaria in its various species, of which the seeds rattle

Tulu : kiṇikiṇi

Tulu meaning : tinkling of small bells, a clinking sound

Tulu derivates : kiṇilụ noise made by the fall of a small bell; giṇigiṇi, giṇilụ tinkling sound of a small bell

Proto-Nilgiri : *keṇ

Number in DED : 1545