South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kaẓutai-muḷḷi

Tamil meaning : holly-leaved bear's-breech, Acanthus ilicifolius

Malayalam : kaẓu-muḷ, kau-muḷ

Malayalam meaning : a tree whose fibres serve as string

Number in DED : 1365

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kaẓuntu

Tamil meaning : rounded end, as of a pestle or bow; tenon

Malayalam : kaẓunnu

Malayalam meaning : notched extremity of a bow

Number in DED : 1367

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kaḷi

Tamil meaning : thick pulp, liquid paste, a kind of pasty pottage made with flour, etc., gruel

Tamil derivates : kaḷi-ppākku boiled areca-nuts covered with thick paste

Malayalam : kaḷi

Malayalam meaning : thick pap or paste, water in which arecas have been boiled, water boiled with lime and turmeric

Malayalam derivates : kaḷiy-aṭakka boiled arecas; kaḷi-ppākku prepared betel nuts, boiled betel nut

Number in DED : 1378

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : kaẓi

Kannada meaning : sour gruel (lex.: ṛ falsely restored for ḷ)

Number in DED : 1379

Proto-South Dravidian :

Malayalam : kaḷiy-aṭaykka

Malayalam meaning : the quite ripe areca nut

Kannada : kaḷi

Kannada meaning : to ripen well; n. state of being quite ripe

Kannada derivates : kaḷiy-aḍike a superior kind of betel-nut

Kodagu : kaḷi-aḍake

Kodagu meaning : the quite ripe areca nut

Number in DED : 1380

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kaḷi, kaḷi-maṇ

Tamil meaning : clay, potter's clay

Malayalam : kaḷi-maṇṇu

Malayalam meaning : potter's clay

Number in DED : 1381

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kaḷḷam

Tamil meaning : morbid matter in a boil or in the system

Number in DED : 1382

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : kaḷḷa

Kannada meaning : name of a plant

Tulu : kaḷḷè

Tulu meaning : a kind of grass

Number in DED : 1384

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : kar_aŋgu

Kannada meaning : (K2) to be emaciated

Tulu : karaguni

Tulu meaning : to become lean or thin, waste

Number in DED : 1388

Proto-South Dravidian :

Proto-Nilgiri : *kar_ĭ-

Number in DED : 1392

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tulu : karepuni

Tulu meaning : to make a notch or incision

Proto-Nilgiri : *kar_-ĭ-

Number in DED : 1393

Proto-South Dravidian :

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malayalam : kar_uka

Malayalam meaning : Agrostis linearis, a grass used for the funeral ceremonies and veli of Sūdras

Kannada : kar_ike

Kannada meaning : the huriallee grass, Agrostis linearis Retz.

Kodagu : garike

Kodagu meaning : the huriallee grass, Agrostis linearis Retz.

Tulu : kadike

Tulu meaning : the huriallee grass, Cynodon dactylon

Proto-Nilgiri : *kar_ǝg

Number in DED : 1397

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : ar_uku, ar_ukai

Tamil meaning : harialli grass, used in ceremonies, Cynodon dactylon

Malayalam : ar_uka

Malayalam meaning : Agrostis linearid

Miscellaneous : Cf. Toda nar_k.

Number in DED : 1397

Proto-South Dravidian :

Proto-Nilgiri : *kar_ǝ-

Number in DED : 1399

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kar_r_ai

Tamil meaning : collection (as of hair, rays of the sun), bundle (as of straw, grass, paddy seedlings), coconut leaves braided like ropes as bands for hedging

Malayalam : kar_r_a

Malayalam meaning : bundle (as of grass, straw), sheaf of corn

Kannada : kante

Kannada meaning : bundle (as of grass, straw, etc.)

Number in DED : 1400

Proto-South Dravidian :

Kannada : gar_r_a

Kannada meaning : sound in imitation of loud belching

Number in DED : 1401

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kan_

Tamil meaning : copper work, copper, workmanship

Tamil derivates : kan_n_ān_ brazier

Malayalam : kannān

Malayalam meaning : brazier

Number in DED : 1402

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kan_a (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to be heavy, stout, abundant, etc.

Tamil derivates : kan_am thickness, heaviness; kan_ati id., gravity; kan_appu being stout, etc.; kan_ai (-v-, -nt-) to be crowded, intense; n. density, abundance; kan_aivu closeness, thickness; kañal (kañalv-, kañan_r_-) to be close, crowded, densely packed

Malayalam : kanam

Malayalam meaning : compact, hard

Malayalam derivates : kanakka to become solid, hard, heavy

Proto-Nilgiri : *ken-ä (?)

Number in DED : 1404

Proto-South Dravidian :

Malayalam : kanekka

Malayalam meaning : rancidity

Malayalam derivates : kanappu id., staleness

Kannada : kanar

Kannada meaning : to be acrid, tart, or bitter; n. an unripe, acrid, tart, or bitter taste

Kannada derivates : kanaru an unripe, acrid, tart, or bitter taste; a disagreeable smell, esp. that of burning oil; kanagu, kaŋgu, kaggu, gaggu a disagreeable smell; kaṇṭu a disagreeable smell, esp. that of burning oil

Tulu : kaṇape

Tulu meaning : bitter, astringent

Tulu derivates : kaṇepuni to have an acrid or astringent taste; kaṇerụ astringency; kaṇṭu a disagreeable smell; (B-K.) kaṇṭụ excessive in bad taste and odour

Number in DED : 1405

Proto-South Dravidian :

Tamil : kan_n_am

Tamil meaning : cheek, ear

Malayalam : kannam

Malayalam meaning : cheek, jaw

Kannada : kanna

Kannada meaning : the upper cheek

Number in DED : 1413