Proto-South Dravidian : *tir-i-
Meaning : to turn
Tamil : tiri (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to turn, revolve, be twisted, convolved, wander about, move, return, change, vary, change in quality, become sour as milk
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to turn (tr.), cause to revolve as a wheel, twist as yarn or rope, cause to return, change, alter, vary, translate; n. twisting, turning, roll or twist of cloth or thread for a wick, torch of twisted cloth; tirikai roaming, wandering, potter's wheel; tiripu change, alternation; tiriya again; tirivu change, alternation, variation, motion, ruin; tiruku (tiruki-) to twist, turn, wring, braid as hair; n. twist, wrench, bend, curve, thread of a screw, screw, swivel, crookedness of mind, prevarication; tirukku (tirukki-) to twist; n. a twist, bend, curve, crookedness of mind; tirumpu (tirumpi-) to turn, turn back, be changed, etc.; tiruppu (tiruppi-) to cause to return, send back, turn, deflect, twist, etc.; n. a turn; tiruppam turning, averting; tiruppi screw-driver; tirumu (tirumi-) to turn, return, rub hard; ? (PN) terumaru to roam about; ? (Koll.) tilupp- to turn (tr.); tilump- to be turned
Malayalam : tiri
Malayalam meaning : a turn, twist, wick
Malayalam derivates : tiriyuka to turn round, swing, turn, return, change (as wind); tirivu turning, returning, change, a turn, shift, quirk; tiriyē, tirikē again, back; tirikka to turn round, turn the course, change, alter, return; tiriccal turning, returning, change; tirippu turning, change; tirukuka to turn in as women their hair, screw in, twist, wind thread; tirukkal plaiting the hair; tirukku hem, border; tirukkuka to roll up clothes, tuck in; tirumpuka to turn round, wrest, squeeze, rub between the hands; tirippuka to wring, rub between the hands
Kannada : tiri
Kannada meaning : to turn round, wander, roam about, wander about in quest of alms, beg alms; n. turning, a turn, twist
Kannada derivates : tirike wandering about in quest of alms; tirigu, tiragu, tirugu to go round, turn, turn round, whirl, roll, turn or go back, change a shift as the wind, wander, roam about; tirigisu, tiragisu to make go or come round, turn, twist; tirigi again; tiricu to twist as a string, wring (the neck); tirupu, tiripu, tirihu, tiravu, tirivu, tirumpu to cause to go round or move about, turn; tiruguvike turning; tiruguha returning, restitution; tirupu that turns, a screw, a changing, transitory feeling or state; tiruvu to turn as the head, a key, screw, etc.; n. going around, turning; tiruhu to turn round; n. act of turning; tiragaṇi, tiragaṇe, tirugaṇi, tirugaṇe, tiruguṇi turning, that which turns, a wheel for raising water, windlass, roller; tirapa, etc., wandering for alms, alms
Kodagu : tir- (tiri-)
Kodagu meaning : to turn round (intr.)
Kodagu derivates : tiri a wick; tirɨg- (tirɨgi-) to go about, wander; tirɨk- (tirɨki-) to turn (tr.); tirɨgaṇi pulley; teraŋg- (teraŋgi-) (thing) moves, shifts, (man) shifts in his seat, (child) wriggles along on buttocks; terak- (teraki-) to shift (tr.) without lifting; tere- (terev-, terand-) to thresh about on ground (several men fighting, man in fit or possession by god, etc.); tera- (-p-, -t-) to make to thresh about on ground by holding him
Tulu : tirŋguni
Tulu meaning : to turn, revert, revolve, whirl, turn back, shift as the wind, move, wander, travel about
Tulu derivates : tirŋgāvuni to turn (tr.), whirl, make return, change, convert, gain over; tirŋgaṇè, tirgaṇè a pivot, hinge, swivel, screw; tirŋgamurŋga topsy-turvy, pell-mell; tirŋgāṭa excursion, walk, roaming, turning, change; tiri, siri wick of a lamp; tirupa, tirupè alms, charity; tirpu swivel; tirpuni to twirl round; tirduni to turn (intr.); tippili, (B-K also) tirpuḷi a kind of boring instrument; tereḍuni to roll down
Number in DED : 3246
