Proto-Nilgiri : *nīḷ-/*nīḍ-
Meaning : long
Kota : nīṛ- (nīc-), nīṇ- (nīḍ-) "(iron) becomes longer by expansion"
Toda : nīṛ- (nīṛy-) "to be stretched out (hand)"
Additional forms : Also Kota nīṭ- (nīṭy-) to lengthen (iron); nīṭ- (nīc-) id., stretch out (limb); Toda nīṭ- (nīṭy-) to stretch out (hand); nīḷ- (nīḍ-) to be stretched out straight (rope), stretch oneself over or into, peep over (wall)
Number in DED : 3692
