Proto-South Dravidian : *sāl-
Meaning : a caste of weavers
Tamil : cālikan_, cāliyan_
Tamil meaning : a caste of weavers
Malayalam : cāliyan
Malayalam meaning : a weaver
Kannada : sāliga, sāliya
Kannada meaning : a weaver
Tulu : tālye
Tulu meaning : weaver; spider
Tulu derivates : (Shanmugam) sālye caste of weavers; fem. sālyetti
Number in DED : 2475
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