Proto-South Dravidian : *teḷ-
Meaning : clear
Tamil : teḷ (teṭp-, teṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to become clear, clear-minded
Tamil derivates : teṭṭa clear, plain; teṭṭavar clearsighted persons; teṭpam clearness, ripe wisdom; teṇmai clearness, lucidity, clearness of intellect; teḷku (teḷki-) to become clear; teḷḷu (teḷḷi-) to be clear, lucid, refined (as language), shine clearly, gleam, be mature in knowledge or experience; teḷḷimai clearness, obviousness, intelligence, penetration, cleverness; teḷḷiyar the learned, the wise; teḷi (-v-, -nt-) to become clear, limpid (as water by the settling of sediment), become serene (as the mind), be bright (as the countenance), become white, disappear (as famine, epidemic), become obvious, evident; consider, investigate, know, understand; (-pp-,-tt-) to clear, free (as from turbid matter), clarify, make known, pacify, reveal, dispel (as fear, sorrow); n. clearness, essence, light; teḷiñan_ learned, wise man; teḷiccal healthy appearance; teḷippu clearing, refinement, purification, straining off; teḷiya clearly, evidently; teḷir (-v-, -nt-) to shine, sparkle; teḷivu clarity, brightness, perspicuity, essence, water strained from cooked rice, knowledge, waking state, placidity, serenity; taḷi (-v-, -nt-) to comprehend clearly
Malayalam : teḷi
Malayalam meaning : clearness, brightness
Malayalam derivates : teḷiyuka to become clear, brighten up, please, (matter) is decided; teḷivu clearness, brightness, perspicuity, proof; teḷiyikka to clear, clarify, make bright, clear away (as jungle), exhilarate, explain, prove; teḷiyippikka to filter, clarify, make bright, joyful
Kannada : tiḷi, taḷi
Kannada meaning : to become clear, pellucid, pure, become bright, brighten up, be exhilarated or pleased, be calmed, cease (as sleep, a swoon), come to light, be or become plain or known, know, perceive, learn; n. clearness, pureness, brightness, knowingness, knowledge, clear serum-like substance
Kannada derivates : tiḷipu, tiḷihu, tiḷupu, tiḷuhu to cause oneself to brighten up, become calm, soothed, pleased; calm, appease, cause to cheer up; make clear or known, cause to know, inform; tiḷivaḷike, tiḷavaḷike, tiḷuvaḷike, tibbaḷi knowledge, intellect; tiḷivu, tiḷuhu calmness, friendliness, knowledge; tiḷisu to make clear or known, cause to know, inform; tiḷisuvike making clear or known, etc.
Kodagu : tëḷi- (tëḷiv-, tëḷiñj-)
Kodagu meaning : (sleep) leaves one
Kodagu derivates : tëḷɨp- (tëḷɨpi-) to cause (sleep) to leave one
Tulu : tiḷi
Tulu meaning : transparent, clear, distilled
Tulu derivates : tiḷuvaḷikè, tiḷuvaḷigè understanding, intellect, knowledge; teli, seli clear, pure, filtered; teli, (B-K also) teḷi gruel, rice-water; teliyuni, seliyuni, selliyuni to become clear, pure; selipuni to filter, cleanse
Number in DED : 3433
