Proto-South Dravidian : *Ur-ai-
Meaning : to rub
Tamil : urai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to be reduced into a powder or paste, wear away by attrition, be indented or effaced by rubbing
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to rub into a paste, wear away by rubbing, grate, test on the touchstone, smear, polish; n. rubbing, friction, attrition; fineness of gold or silver as tested on the touchstone; urai-kal touchstone, small stone for rubbing pills into powder; uraical friction; uraicu (uraici-) to rub against (intr.), chafe, wear away by use; rub hard (tr.), scour, waste away by rubbing; uraiñcu (uraiñci-) to rub (tr.); uraippu rubbing, assaying; uracu (uraci-) to rub against; to wear away by rubbing (tr.), grind away, scrape, smear, anoint; uriñu (uriñi-) to rub (intr.); uriñcal rubbing, chafing; urāy (-v-, -nt-), urāyñcu (urāyñci-) to rub (intr., as an animal against a tree, as two branches together); urōcu (urōci-), urōñcu (urōñci-) to rub (intr.)
Malayalam : urasuka
Malayalam meaning : to rub, come into contact, contend, form into a pill
Malayalam derivates : urasal friction, contest; ura rubbing, a stroke; ura-kallu, uravu-kallu touchstone; urayuka to rub, wear by friction; uravu rubbing, touch; urekka to rub, grate, polish, grind, assay metal; uriyuka to be chafed; uruŋŋuka, urammuka, urummuka, urattuka to rub against, graze, touch; urusuka to wear off, diminish
Kannada : urdu, uddu, ujju
Kannada meaning : to rub, make fine by rubbing
Kannada derivates : ujjisu to cause to rub; ujju, urdike rubbing; ore (orad-) to touch, rub, smear, apply to a touchstone, examine, grind, make thin or fine; n. rubbing, etc.; orasu, orisu, orsu to touch, rub gently, stroke, rub, scour, rub out, crush, separate by friction (as grain from the ears), smear; n. friction, rubbing, destroying; ore-gal touchstone; rubbu to grind in a mortar; n. grinding; ? ruddu to beat soundly
Kodagu : udd- (uddi-)
Kodagu meaning : to rub
Tulu : urepuni
Tulu meaning : to try metals by touchstone
Tulu derivates : uresuni id., to rub, polish; urduni to rub, file, polish; ujjuni to rub; ure-kallu, ore-kallu touchstone; orevuni to rub, wipe; oresuni to diminish (intr.), wear off; rub (tr.), wipe; orabelụ rice once cleaned of its husk only; (B-K.) orabēlụ work involving the removal of husk from paddy; ocipuni to wipe off, rub out, clean; occuni id., to whet, sharpen
Number in DED : 0665
