Proto-South Dravidian : *neṭ-
Meaning : long
Tamil : neṭu
Tamil meaning : long
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to be long (as time), continue (as rain), become tall; neṭumai length, extension, tallness, height as of a person or tree, continuation, protraction, greatness, boundlessness, excessiveness, depth; neṭi (-pp-, -tt-) to make delay; neṭitu after a long delay; neṭippu long time; neṭiyōn_ tall person, great person, Viṣṇu; neṭil length, long vowel, that which is great or excessive; neṭukku length, as of a wall; neṭuka lengthwise, longitudinally, straight on, continuously; neṭuku (neṭuki-) to extend, be lengthened, grow tall, high or long, be protracted, delayed; neṭuppam length, height; neṭuman_ anything long; neṭumi tall woman, tall tree (as palm-tree); neṭṭa-neṭumai great length, excessive tallness or height; neṭṭam tallness, length; neṭṭāŋku lengthiness; neṭṭāyam stretchers, piling up bricks perpendicularly or upright; neṭṭu length, tallness, long distance, extent, as of the breadth of a pial; neṭṭai tallness
Malayalam : neṭu
Malayalam meaning : long
Malayalam derivates : neṭukkam tallness; neṭuŋkan tall; neṭuppu, neṭuppam length, height; neṭumpu pride; neṭumpan arrogant; neṭuman tall man; neṭuma, neṭumānam tallness; neṭṭan tall man; neṭṭāyam a straight part in a river; a stretcher (brick or stone); niṭu long, tall, straight; niṭiyōn tall person; niṭuppam tallness; niṭṭal, niṭṭaŋ-kāl shin
Kannada : niḍu, niṭṭu
Kannada meaning : state of being drawn out in length, stretched or extended, that of being long, length, that of being tall, extensiveness, greatness, bigness
Kannada derivates : niṭṭ-eluvu backbone; niḍidu that which is extended, long, etc., length, etc.
Tulu : niḍi
Tulu meaning : straight, high, lofty
Tulu derivates : niḍu long, tall, high; niḍuppa tallness, length; niṭṭ-usurụ a deep sigh; neḍi long
Notes : The irregular -e-/-i- alternations in some languages are due to contamination with *nīḷ-/*nīḍ- 'long'.
Number in DED : 3738
