Праюжно-дравидийский: *sap-
Значение: to chew
Тамильский: cappu (cappi-)
Тамильское значение: to masticate, chew (as betel or tobacco), mumble in eating, munch, sip, suck
Тамильские производные: cavaṭṭu (cavaṭṭi-) to chew, masticate, swallow down; cavai (-pp-, -tt-) to chew, munch, suck mother's milk
Малаялам: cappuka
Малаяльское значение: to smack the lips, suck, sip, eat whilst working
Малаяльские производные: cava chewing, the sound of it; cavekka to chew; cavaccal chewing
Каннада: capparisu
Каннада значение: to chuckle or cluck to an animal to urge it on, smack the lips in sipping or supping, produce the peculiar sound of chewing, chew with a noise
Каннада производные: capparaṇe the peculiar smacking of the lips by which peasants stop their cattle, chuckling; jabbu, jabbisu to suck
Кодагу: caveN- (caveNmp-, caveNnt-)
Кодагу значение: to chew
Кодагу производные: (Nalknad dialect) cayeN- (cayeNmp-, cayaNnt-) to chew; (Shanmugam) caymp chewing
Тулу: capparipuni
Тулу значение: to smack the lips
Тулу производные: capacapa a noise made with the mouth as a pig in eating
Комментарии: External data shows *c- to be primary. In this case Kannada *sapp- and Toda *top- would be expected; the sibilant was probably preserved due to the root's expressivity.
Номер по DED: 2334
