Proto-Telugu : *ir_-
Meaning : to be squeezed, go or get into an insufficient space, be stuck in; squeeze or thrust into a narrow place; n. a narrow place, a lane; adj. narrow, incommodious
Telugu : ir_uku
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : ir_i "tight (of embrace), narrow (of path), slender"
Additional forms : Also ir_umu a covert, hiding place; ir_iyu to be squeezed, crushed, jammed; (K) ir_iyincu to keep together (fingers of hand), hold tight; [1] ikku-pāṭu, [2] ikkaṭṭu calamity, difficulty, hardship, trouble; ibbandi difficulty, inconvenience; immudappu trouble, difficulty
Number in DED : 524
