South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *ńem-

Meaning : to crush, squeeze

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : ñemi (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to break, give way as under a weight

Tamil derivates : ñemiṭu (ñemiṭi-) to crush, press out with the hands, rub; ñemir (-v-, -nt-) to be crushed, compressed, be pressed out as pulp; break, snap off; (-pp-, -tt-) to press with the hands; snap, break off (intr.); ñemuŋku (ñemuŋki-) to yield to pressure, be pressed in, squeezed as ripe fruit, be compact, in close contact; ñemukku (ñemukki-) to press hard; ñemukkam yielding to pressure; namuku (namuki-) to yield under pressure; namuṭṭu (namuṭṭi-) to pinch; nimiṭṭu (nimiṭṭi-) to pinch (as in punishment), rub or crush between the hands; nimiṭu (nimiṭi-) to feel between the fingers; nimiṇṭu (nimiṇṭi-) to crush, squeeze between the hands as grain, pinch, nip off

Malayalam : ñamuṇṭuka

Malayalam meaning : to squeeze, knead (e. g. rice with curry as Brahmans do when eating)

Malayalam derivates : ñeviṇṭuka to bruise between the fingers, squeeze; ñamuŋŋuka to yield to pressure, sink, bulge

Kodagu : ñavṇḍ- (ñavṇḍi-)

Kodagu meaning : to squeeze

Tulu : nauṇṭuni

Tulu meaning : to pinch

Tulu derivates : nauntu squeezing, pinching, crushing; naumpuni to entangle

Number in DED : 2926