Proto-South Dravidian : *tōj-
Meaning : wet; to bathe
Tamil : tōy (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to bathe, commonly in cold water, become wet, soaked, temper by dipping in water (as heated metal)
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to dip, soak, temper as iron, dye, tinge, stain, imbue, wash, cleanse; tōyccal, tōyppu tempering heated metal; toyyil cultivated moist land; toyyal mud
Malayalam : tōyuka
Malayalam meaning : to dip, soak
Malayalam derivates : tōykka to temper metal
Kannada : tuy, toy, toyyu
Kannada meaning : to be or become wet or moist
Kannada derivates : toyisu, toyyisu, tōyisu to cause to become wet, steep in water; toyyuvike becoming wet; tō, tōyu to become wet or moist, be dipped in; wet, moisten, dip, soak, steep; tōkuḷi act of dipping, steeping
Tulu : toyaḷi, toyili
Tulu meaning : washerwoman
Tulu derivates : toipuni, toyipuni, tōyipuni to wash (as clothes)
Number in DED : 3555
