Proto-South Dravidian : *sēr-
Meaning : to unite
Tamil : cēr (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to become united, incorporated, joined together, become mixed, blended, have connexion with, be in close friendship or union, fit, suit, be collected, aggregated, join, associate with, be in contact with, belong to
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to join, attach, admix, admit to one's society, add, insert, gather, assemble; cērkkai collecting, gathering, combining, mixing, compound, fellowship, company, union; cērtti combining, union, fellowship, suitability, fitness, resemblance, equality; cērntār dependants, persons under one's protection, partisans, relatives; cērppu place, residence, abode, seashore, mixture, supplement; cērpu residence, house; cērvu arriving, joining, residence, town, village, union, junction, connexion, collection; cērvai fellowship, association, union, mixture, compound, collection, assemblage; cēra altogether, wholly; along with, in company with
Malayalam : cēruka
Malayalam meaning : to approach, come close, join, belong to, fit, suit
Malayalam derivates : cēra close, over against; cērikka to have collected; cērumānam assemblage as for a riot, party; cērkka to make to arrive or join, collect as men, money; cērcca adherence, union, harmony, fitness; cērppu joining, mortising, assemblage; cērppikka to have assembled or collected; cērvva mixture
Kannada : sēr (sērd-)
Kannada meaning : to become or be close or near, go to, approach, reach, come, belong to, enter, be included, be connected with, join, side with, assemble, be collected, agree, concur, suit, agree, be agreeable
Kannada derivates : sērike meeting, union; sērisu to join, put together, put to, attach, cause to reach, put into, make enter, insert, fix, assemble (tr.); sēruvike joining, etc.; sēruve, sērve collection, assemblage, mass, herd of cattle
Kodagu : sēr- (sēri-)
Kodagu meaning : to join (intr.)
Kodagu derivates : ? kē̈r- (kē̈ri-) to go up to house (Mercara dialect); kēt- (kēti-) to take (person) into house
Tulu : śēruni
Tulu meaning : to arrive, reach, be added or joined to, be included in, enter as a member of sect, etc., be in harmony, agree together, be relished, liked, agree with, adhere to, be attached
Tulu derivates : śērāvuni to join, combine, mix, include, etc.; śērigè, śērvè union, inclusion; śērisuni, śērisāvuni to cause to arrive, join
Number in DED : 2814
