Proto-South Dravidian : *ner_-i
Meaning : way; properness
Tamil : ner_i
Tamil meaning : way, road, path; religion, precept, rule, principle, path of virtue, righteousness, style of poetic composition, order, row, series, line, lineage, method, means
Tamil derivates : ner_imai rule, rectitude, honesty; usage, literary usage
Malayalam : ñer_i
Malayalam meaning : way
Malayalam derivates : ner_i straight path, rectitude; ner_ivu proper road, equity
Kannada : ner_i, nir_i
Kannada meaning : orderly arrangement, beauty, fineness, elegance
Kannada derivates : nir_i, nir_u to be properly arranged or prepared, be ready; nir_ate, nīr_ate properness, beauty, charm, prettiness, elegance; nir_isu to arrange, adjust, prepare; n. arrangement, display; nir_ige, nir_uge arrangement, properness; nīr_a a fine, handsome man, beau; fem. nīr_e
Number in DED : 2934
