Proto-South Dravidian : *kī-
Meaning : pus
Tamil : cī
Tamil meaning : pus; mucous matter, as of the nose
Tamil derivates : cīkkai phlegm; cītam slime or mucus voided in dysentery; cīttai rottenness; cīttai-kkaṇ blear eyes; cīẓ pus
Malayalam : cī
Malayalam meaning : putrid matter, secretion of eyelids
Malayalam derivates : cīka (cīnnu) to rot, be spoiled; tr. cīkka; cīkku rotten; cīccal, cīyal rottenness, caries
Kannada : kī
Kannada meaning : to become pus, become putrid
Kannada derivates : kīvu, kīva, kīmu pus, matter of a sore; kiṇi any impurity of the teeth
Kodagu : kīy- (kīyuv-, kīñj-)
Kodagu meaning : to become rotten
Kodagu derivates : cela pus
Tulu : kīvu
Tulu meaning : pus
Number in DED : 1606
