Proto-South Dravidian : *kuḷ-
Meaning : cool
Tamil : kuḷir (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to feel cool (as breeze), be cool, refreshing, get numbed (as in death); n. coldness, chilliness, ague, shivering
Tamil derivates : kuḷircci, kuḷirtti, kuḷutti coolness, cold, act of cooling or refreshing, numbness (as in death); kuḷirppu, kuḷirmai, kuḷumai coolness, kindness; kuḷiri a fan; kuḷḷa-kkuḷir- to be intensely cool and refreshing
Malayalam : kuḷir, kuḷur
Malayalam meaning : coldness, cool, refreshing
Malayalam derivates : kuḷiruka to be chilly, refreshed; kuḷirma freshness; kuḷirppu, kuḷuppam chilliness; kuḷirppikka to chill, quiet, refresh, comfort; kuḷukuḷu intense cold
Kannada : kuḷir
Kannada meaning : to be cool or cold; n. coldness, coolness, cold, snow, frost
Kodagu : kuḷɨ- (kuḷɨp-, kuḷɨt-)
Kodagu meaning : cold feeling is
Kodagu derivates : kuḷɨrɨ kāla cold season
Number in DED : 1834
