Proto-South Dravidian : *ner_-i-
Meaning : fold; wavy
Tamil : ner_i (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to be wavy, curly (as the hair of a person)
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to contract (as the brows in anger), curl in ringlets (as hair); n. bend, curve, turning of the road, curliness of hair; ner_ippu knitting of the brows
Malayalam : ñer_i
Malayalam meaning : fold, tuck
Malayalam derivates : ñer_iyuka to tuck or fold a cloth, esp. as for idols; wrinkle, frown; ner_ivu folded front of a Musulman's gown
Kannada : ner_i, nir_i, ner_ige, nir_ige, nar_ige, ner_e, nīr_ige
Kannada meaning : foldings, folds of a garment, as of a dōtra or sīre, to be tucked into the waistband in front, plaits or folds made by drawing a thread through cloth, gathers
Tulu : neri, nerige
Tulu meaning : a fold or gather in clothes, wrinkle, crease
Number in DED : 2935
