Proto-South Dravidian : *nar-i
Meaning : jackal
Tamil : nari
Tamil meaning : jackal; tiger (cant)
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to be foxy; narippu fox-like nature; nariyan_ crafty person; nakkan_ fox (? < Te.)
Malayalam : nari
Malayalam meaning : jackal, Canis aureus (generally kur_u-nari); tiger, esp. female tiger
Kannada : nari
Kannada meaning : jackal, fox
Kannada derivates : nakke jackal; wild (when prefixed to names of plants)
Kodagu : nari
Kodagu meaning : tiger
Tulu : nari
Tulu meaning : jackal, fox
Notes : The forms of the type nakk- are probably borrowed from Telugu.
Number in DED : 3606
