Proto-South Dravidian : *tēj-
Meaning : to rub; to wear away
Tamil : tēy (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to wear away by friction, be rubbed, wane as the moon, waste away as oil in a lamp, be emaciated, grow thin, become weakened, pass away (time), be effaced, erased, obliterated, destroyed, die
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to rub, rub away, waste by rubbing, reduce, destroy, scrub, scour, polish, efface, erase, obliterate, pare, shave, rub in (ointment); tēy-mān_am loss by wear and tear; tēyvu wearing away, lessening, abrasion, diminution, emaciation, decay, decline; tēyvai fragrant unguent made by trituration
Malayalam : tēyuka
Malayalam meaning : to be rubbed off, be worn out, waste
Malayalam derivates : tēkkuka (tēcc-) to rub, smear, clean, polish, sharpen; caus. tēppikka; tēccal waste from rubbing; tēppu rubbing, scratch, polishing; tēmānam waste from rubbing
Kannada : tē, tēy(u)
Kannada meaning : to grind, triturate or macerate in water on a slab, waste by use, wear away as a metal vessel, be chafed or galled as the foot
Kannada derivates : tēmāna waste from rubbing, esp. metals; tege to grind one substance on another, as sandalwood on stone
Kodagu : tēy- (tēyuv-, tēñj-)
Kodagu meaning : to wear off (intr.)
Kodagu derivates : (tēp-, tēc-) id. (tr.), smear, whitewash
Tulu : tēpuni
Tulu meaning : to rub, polish
Tulu derivates : tēpu rubbing, whetting, polishing as a precious stone; tēpa-kallu a polishing stone, whetstone; tēpanè rubbing, polishing as a precious stone; tēmā̆na loss in assaying metals, waste by polishing; tēduni to grind, macerate; sējuni to sharpen, whet, polish
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) tēdɨ to rub
Number in DED : 3458
