Proto-South Dravidian : *sōk-
Tamil : cōku
Tamil meaning : vampire, devil, goblin
Malayalam : cōku
Malayalam meaning : demon
Kannada : sōku, sokku, soŋku, suŋku
Kannada meaning : to touch, come in contact with, catch, infect, attack
Kannada derivates : soŋkuvike, sogaḍu touching, etc.; sokku, sōku touch, coitus
Tulu : sōkuni, sōŋkuni, sōŋkuḍruni, sōŋguni
Tulu meaning : to affect as a disease, touch, come into contact, infect, affect
Tulu derivates : sōŋku epidemic, infection, contagion, disease
Notes : Dialectal variations (*cōk-~*cōŋk-) probably due to a secondary development by analogy (*cōk- > *cōŋk-).
Number in DED : 2870
