South Dravidian etymology : Query result

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Proto-South Dravidian : *kiḷ-

Meaning : to pinch

Tamil : kiḷḷu (kiḷḷi-)

Tamil meaning : to pinch with the thumb and fingers, nip, pluck; n. pinching, nipping

Malayalam : kiḷḷuka

Malayalam meaning : to nip, pinch, pluck

Malayalam derivates : kiḷḷal pinching, a pinch

Kannada : (?) giṇḍu

Kannada meaning : to pinch with the nails

Tulu : (?) kiṇkuni, kinkuni (n, not ŋ, before k)

Tulu meaning : to pinch

Proto-Nilgiri : *kiḷ-ĭ-

Number in DED : 1589

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