South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *peṇ-

Meaning : female

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : peṇ

Tamil meaning : woman, daughter, girl, wife, bride, female of animals or plants

Tamil derivates : peṇṭu woman, wife; peṇṭir (pl.) women; peṇṭan_, peṇṭakan_, peṇṭakam hermaphrodite, eunuch; peṇṇan_ effeminate man; peṇmai being born a woman, feminine grace, womanliness, modesty; piṇai female of animals, doe; piṇaval female of the dog, pig, deer, or yak; piṇavu, piṇā id., woman; peṇṇai palmyra palm (cf. peṇ-pan_ai female palmyra palm)

Malayalam : peṇ

Malayalam meaning : a female, esp. a female child, girl, maidservant, bride

Malayalam derivates : peṇṭi girl, woman; peṇṇan effeminate

Kannada : peṇ, peṇṇu, peṇḍa

Kannada meaning : female, woman

Kannada derivates : (Shanmugam) peṇḍir (pl.) women; peṇḍati, peṇḍiti wife; peṇtana state of being a female, feminine character or behaviour; heṇṇiga impotent man, coward; heṇṇuga pimp; heŋgasu female

Kodagu : poṇṇɨ

Kodagu meaning : wife, female

Kodagu derivates : poṇṇāḷɨ woman; poŋga id. (in songs); pommakka women, wives

Tulu : poṇṇu

Tulu meaning : girl, female, maid

Tulu derivates : poṇṇa female, feminine, bridal; poṇjavu, poṇjevu a female in general, a grown-up woman; boḍedi wife; emmaḷu woman

Proto-Nilgiri : *peṇ

Notes : The root is also present in the form *penḍ- in many of the languages; this derivate obviously goes back to PSDR and probably further.

Number in DED : 4395