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Proto-South Dravidian : *pir-i-
Meaning : twist
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : piri
Tamil meaning : twist, strand, wisp
Malayalam : piri
Malayalam meaning : a twist, twining
Malayalam derivates : piriyuka to be twisted, warped; pirikka to twist; pirivu contortion, twisting; piriccal twisting; piriyan twisted
Kodagu : piri- (pirip-, piric-), biri- (birip-, biric-)
Kodagu meaning : to make (rope) by twisting
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) pirip twisting a rope
Tulu : piri
Tulu meaning : twist, spiral thread (as of a screw)
Tulu derivates : piripuni to twist (as a rope); piripāvuni to turn, twist; pirikè twisting, winding, state of being shaped like the spiral thread of a screw; (?) pijipuni to twist (as a rope, yarn) (suggested by BRR)
Proto-Nilgiri : *pir-ĭ-
Notes : Interesting variant with initial b- in Kodagu.
Number in DED : 4177
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kodder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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