Proto-South Dravidian : *nūl-
Meaning : thread
Tamil : nūl
Tamil meaning : yarn, cotton thread, string, systematic treatise, science
Tamil derivates : (nūr_p-, nūr_r_-) to spin, compose (as a poem), make a plot; nūlār, nūlōr learned persons; (Tinn.) nūpu spinning
Malayalam : nūl
Malayalam meaning : thread, yarn, measuring line
Malayalam derivates : nūlkka to spin
Kannada : nūl
Kannada meaning : yarn, thread (of cotton)
Kannada derivates : (nūlt-) to make thread, spin; nūlige spinning; nūlisu to cause to spin; nuli to twist (as a rope, etc.), wring, curl (whiskers), roll (as cotton) between the hands, turn round (as the back), twist off (as a twig); (the intestines) to gripe; n. (also nulike, nulige) state of being twisted, a twist, cord, thread, twine; griping pain in the intestines; (Hal.) nugulu thread
Kodagu : nūlɨ
Kodagu meaning : thread
Tulu : nūlu
Tulu meaning : thread, yarn
Tulu derivates : nūloḍu spindle; nūpuni to spin, twist, string; nuppuni to twist
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) nuglu thread
Notes : Forms like Halakki Kannada nugulu and Koraga nuglu might be anomalies, but considering Kolami nuv, a reconstruction like *nuvul- > nūl-, nugul- is not excluded.
Number in DED : 3726
