Proto-South Dravidian : *neḷ-i-
Meaning : to crawl; to curve
Tamil : neḷi (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to crawl, wriggle, writhe, bend, roll in
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to cause to bend, twist, wriggle or distort the body in walking, commonly in affectation; neḷippu affected gesture of the body, as of a vain person; neḷiyal crookedness, deformity; neḷivu crawling, writhing; (Koll.) neṇṭ- to wriggle
Malayalam : ñeḷiyuka
Malayalam meaning : to stretch oneself, strut, walk affectedly, proudly
Malayalam derivates : ñeḷivu overbearance; ñeḷikka to bend the body backwards
Kannada : naḷi
Kannada meaning : to grow bent or curved, bow, bend
Number in DED : 2933
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