Proto-South Dravidian : *koŋk-
Meaning : hook, crooked
Tamil : kokki
Tamil meaning : hook, clasp (as of a necklace or ear-ring); hooked knife attached to a long bamboo
Tamil derivates : kokkarai crookedness, deformity, rake; kokkuvāy the hook of a clasp in an ornament; ? kuraŋku hook, clasp, link in jewelry; ? kur_aṇṭu (kur_aṇṭi-) to be crooked or bent (as horns, fingers, limbs, fruits), be convulsed, have spasms, coil up (as a small reptile)
Malayalam : kokka
Malayalam meaning : clasp, hook, crook (as for plucking fruits), neck-clasp
Malayalam derivates : kokkara crooked, bent backwards
Kannada : kokki, kokke
Kannada meaning : crookedness, perverseness, a crook, bend, hook
Kannada derivates : kogga, kokkari, koŋga, koŋgari crookedness; koŋki a hook, fish-hook, angle; koŋku to be bent, get crooked, curved, distorted, deformed, or curled, become perverse, untrue, etc.; n. (also koŋgu) state of being bent, crooked, etc.; koŋkisu to make crooked, distort
Kodagu : kokke
Kodagu meaning : crook, hook, anything bent
Kodagu derivates : kokk- (kokki-) to be bent
Tulu : kokkè
Tulu meaning : a hook, clasp
Tulu derivates : koŋkè, kuŋkè a hook, crookedness; crooked, curved, bent; koŋgụ irregularity, crookedness; bent, curved, arched, irregular
Number in DED : 2032
