Proto-South Dravidian : *nej-
Meaning : to weave
Tamil : ney (-v-, -t-)
Tamil meaning : to weave as clothes, string, link together
Tamil derivates : neyvār the caste of weavers; neyvu weaving; necavu weaving, act of weaving, texture, intertexture, web; ? nēyavai curtain
Malayalam : neyka
Malayalam meaning : to weave, plait mats
Malayalam derivates : neyttu weaving; neypu a large mat for treading out corn in sandy districts; neyyal weaving
Kannada : nē̆y, nē̆yi, neyyu, nē, nēyu
Kannada meaning : to weave, entwine
Kannada derivates : neyi, nē, nēyu weaving, a web; nē̆yige, nē̆yge, nēge id., entwining or being entwined; neysu, nēyisu to cause to weave; nē̆yikār_a, neygekār_a, nēkār_a weaver
Kodagu : nēy- (nēyuv-, nejj-)
Kodagu meaning : to spin (thread)
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) neyv braiding, weaving
Tulu : neyuni
Tulu meaning : to weave (as a spider)
Tulu derivates : neyipini, nēpini, nēyuni to weave, plait, braid; neyigè, nēgè texture; neyigāre weaver
Notes : PN *nec- < *nej-c-.
Number in DED : 3745
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