Proto-South Dravidian : *gir_-
Meaning : giddy
Tamil : kir_ukir_u (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to be giddy, swim (as the head), be confounded, confused, disconcerted
Tamil derivates : kir_ukir_uppu giddiness; kir_u-kir_-en_al expr. signifying being giddy, moving rapidly; kir_ukku (kir_ukki-) to feel giddy, be delirious; n. giddiness, craziness
Malayalam : kir_ukir_ukka
Malayalam meaning : to become embroiled
Malayalam derivates : kir_ukkam dizziness, giddiness
Kannada : gir_i, gir_a, gir_u, gir_ake, gir_aki, gir_iki, gir_ike
Kannada meaning : whirling, going round
Kannada derivates : gir_a guṭṭu to go round (as the head from biliousness); gir_r_ane with a whirl
Tulu : giriyuni
Tulu meaning : to suffer from giddiness
Tulu derivates : girigiṭṭi a child's toy with wheels whirling round by means of a string between them
Number in DED : 1595
