Proto-South Dravidian : *čeḷ-
Meaning : flea, tick
Tamil : ceḷḷu
Tamil meaning : flea, tick
Tamil derivates : teḷ, teḷḷu, teḷku flea
Malayalam : ceḷḷu
Malayalam meaning : flea, tick, a large beetle on coconut trees, palm-worm, wood-worm
Kodagu : ceḷḷɨ
Kodagu meaning : flea
Number in DED : 2792
sdret-meaning,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,