South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *tumb-i

Meaning : a k. of bee or beetle

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : tumpi

Tamil meaning : bee, male bee, dragon-fly

Malayalam : tumpi

Malayalam meaning : a black beetle flying at night, dragon-fly

Kannada : tumbi, tumbe, dumbi, dumbe

Kannada meaning : a large black bee resembling the humble-bee

Kannada derivates : (Bell.; U.P.U.) ḍummi a kind of bee

Kodagu : tumbi

Kodagu meaning : sp. flying beetle

Tulu : tumbi

Tulu meaning : the black bee

Proto-Nilgiri : *tub-ĭ

Number in DED : 3328

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