Proto-South Dravidian : *namb-
Meaning : to trust; to long for
Tamil : nampu (nampi-)
Tamil meaning : to long for, desire intensely, trust, confide in, rely on, believe, have faith in, hope, expect, accept; n. desire, hope
Tamil derivates : nampikkai hope, trust, faith, vow; nampal desire, trusting, believing; nampakam confidence, trust; navvu (navvi-) to trust unreservedly, expect eagerly
Malayalam : nampuka
Malayalam meaning : to confide, desire
Malayalam derivates : verbal n. nampikka
Kannada : nambu, (K2) nemmu
Kannada meaning : to confide, trust, believe
Kannada derivates : nambike, nambige, nembuge confidence
Kodagu : namb- (nambi-)
Kodagu meaning : to trust
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) nambike belief
Tulu : nambuni, nammuni
Tulu meaning : to believe, trust, rely on
Tulu derivates : nambigeĢ fidelity
Number in DED : 3600
