Proto-South Dravidian : *cum-
Meaning : heavy; to carry
Tamil : cuma (-pp-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to become heavy as debt or interest, be burdened; bear, support, carry a burden, take upon oneself, bear in the womb
Tamil derivates : (Tinn.) cema to carry; cummaṭu burden, load, load pad for head; cumatalai, cumaitalai burden, responsibility; cumati load, burden, abundance; cumattu (cumatti-) to burden, load, impose; cumai bearing, burden, load; cumaiyan_ porter; cummāṭu load pad for head; cummai burden, charge; cimpuri coil of straw used for keeping steady a vessel, load, etc., as on the ground or head
Malayalam : cuma
Malayalam meaning : burden, load
Malayalam derivates : cumakka to carry a burden; cumaṭu, cōṭu burden, load; cumatala charge, duty; cumattuka to load, charge; cummal load; cummāṭu pad for head to carry burdens; cummuka to bear, carry
Kannada : simbi, simbe
Kannada meaning : ring of cloth to be put under a vessel, etc., upon the head; a coil for setting a vessel on the ground; the coil of a snake
Kannada derivates : sivaḍu, sivaḍi, sivuḍi, sivuḍu pad to be put under a load on the head ? (Hav.) tōmpaṭa carrying on the head (or with DED 3540)
Tulu : tumbuni, (B-K) tumbu, sumbu, humbu
Tulu meaning : to bear, carry as a load
Tulu derivates : tumbāvuni to load; tumboṇuni, tummoṇuni to bear or suffer, be patient
Miscellaneous : BEL (LSB) simbɨ to carry
Number in DED : 2677
