Proto-South Dravidian : *sap-
Meaning : insipid; vapid
Tamil : cappai
Tamil meaning : that which is insipid or tasteless
Tamil derivates : capp-en_al onom. expr. signifying insipidity; cappaṭṭai flatness, emptiness, hollowness
Malayalam : cappaṭṭa
Malayalam meaning : vapid, flat, insipid
Kannada : cappage, sappage, sappane
Kannada meaning : flat, vapid, insipid, dull, inert; insipidity, etc.
Kannada derivates : cappe, sappe flatness, insipidness, state of being spiritless, dull, flat, inert, etc.
Kodagu : cappe
Kodagu meaning : tasteless, insipid
Tulu : cappaṭụ
Tulu meaning : tasteless, insipid, bad, worthless
Tulu derivates : cappè tasteless, vapid, unsavoury; jauḷè, jembè tasteless, insipid
Notes : Kannada and Tulu forms with c- are borrowed from Telugu.
Number in DED : 2337
