Proto-South Dravidian : *jan-
Meaning : to say
Tamil : en_ (en_p-, en_r_-)
Tamil meaning : to say, utter, express
Tamil derivates : en_kai saying; en_pi (-pp-, -tt-) to make one establish or prove (as a statement)
Malayalam : ennuka
Malayalam meaning : to sound, say, think (defective); to sound thus, appear thus, be such (aux. vb.)
Kannada : en (end-), ennu, an (and-), annu
Kannada meaning : to say, speak, call, name
Kannada derivates : enisu, ennisu, enasu, anasu, anisu, annisu to cause to say, cause oneself to say, cause to be called, cause oneself to be called, be called, be spoken of; enuha, ennike, ennuvike, annuvike saying, calling, naming; embu, imbu a saying, a word
Kodagu : *enn- (emb-, end-)
Kodagu meaning : to say (so-and-so)
Tulu : anpini, inpini
Tulu meaning : to say, speak
Tulu derivates : endruni to say fully
Number in DED : 0868
