South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯēr_-

Meaning : centipede

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malayalam : cēraṭṭa, tēraṭṭa

Malayalam meaning : centipede, millipede

Kannada : jar_i

Kannada meaning : centipede, scolopendra

Kannada derivates : jir_ale centipede; the worm Julus cornifex, a kind of earwig; cockroach; jir_ili an insect that is hurtful to cloth; jirle a kind of earwig; cockroach; (Hav.) jeraḷe cockroach; (Bell.; U.P.U.) girle id.; (Kumt.; U.P.U.) girǝle id.

Tulu : tēraṇṭè, (B-K) cēraṭe, cōraṭe, śēraṭe, śēraṇṭe

Tulu meaning : centipede, millipede

Notes : Initial t- might be due to contamination with *tēḷ 'scorpion'. Kannada vocalism also unclear.

Number in DED : 2797