Proto-South Dravidian : *tin-
Meaning : to eat
Tamil : tin_ (tin_p-, tin_r_-)
Tamil meaning : to eat, chew, bite, gnash, eat away (as white ants), destroy, ruin, cause irritating sensation (as in the skin)
Tamil derivates : tin_r_i, tiṇṭi eatables; tin_n_i glutton, one who eats indiscriminately in all places; tin_avu itching sensation, eczema, psoriasis; tir_r_i eatables that must be masticated before being swallowed, meat; tīr_r_u (tīr_r_i-) to feed by small mouthfuls; tīn_ food, victuals; tīn_an_ glutton; tīn_i light refreshment, food for animals, rich food
Malayalam : tinnuka
Malayalam meaning : to eat anything besides rice, eat
Malayalam derivates : tinni, tīni an eater, glutton; tīn any food besides rice, a meal; tīr_r_uka to cause to eat, feed, make food of something, cram, force down; (Tiyya) tīr_r_a food
Kannada : tin, tinu, tinnu (tind-)
Kannada meaning : to eat, esp. things which must be bitten, as flesh, bread, cakes, fruits, grass
Kannada derivates : tinasu, tinisu, tinnisu to cause to eat, feed; tinasu, tinasa, tinisu, tiṇḍi food; tini, tinni eating, an eater; tinna that which in eating is left, orts; tinnāḷi, tīnāḷi glutton; tīni food, eating; tīr_ to take mouthfuls, devour; tin, tinasu, tinisu, tenasu, tiṇḍi irritation in the skin, the itch; tīṭe itching, irritation, itching desire, lust, lasciviousness
Kodagu : tinn- (timb-, tind-)
Kodagu meaning : to eat (not a meal)
Kodagu derivates : tīt- (tīti-) to feed by hand; tindi food (except rice)
Tulu : tinpini
Tulu meaning : to eat, consume, destroy
Tulu derivates : tinpāvuni to feed, nurse; tinpele, timbele glutton; tindruni to eat all, guzzle; tīnụ, tīni food, meal, diet, a glutton; tinasụ, tenasụ food, feeding
Number in DED : 3263
