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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *t`ulV (~ -o-, -ĺ-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to burn
Russian meaning: жечь
Mongolian: *tüle-
Tungus-Manchu: *tola-
Comments: Manchu may be borrowed from Mong. (despite vocalic differences), thus the Proto-Altaic antiquity of the root is dubious; see, however, a Nostratic etymology in МССНЯ 341.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *tüle-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to burn
Russian meaning: жечь
Written Mongolian: tüle- (L 852)
Middle Mongolian: tulɛ- (IM), tulä- (MA), tulē- (SH), tūle- (Lig.VMI)
Khalkha: tüle-
Buriat: tüli-, tüle-
Kalmuck: tül-
Ordos: tüle-, tüli-
Dongxian: tulie-
Baoan: tule-
Dagur: tule- (Тод. Даг. 169, MD 227), tulu-
Shary-Yoghur: telee-
Monguor: tulē- (SM 431)
Mogol: tülēn 'firewood'; ZM tulän (19-2a) id.
Comments: KW 414, MGCD 658. Mong. > Oyr. tül- etc. (Лексика 364).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *tola-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to kindle (a torch)
Russian meaning: зажигать (факел)
Literary Manchu: tolo-
Comments: ТМС 2, 200.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṭülV
Meaning: to burn
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *t`ulV (~ -o-)
Uralic: *tule
Kartvelian: *ṭwr-
Dravidian: *tuḷ-
References: МССНЯ 341, 352, ОСНЯ 1, 221-222; ND 2354a *ṭUl̄V 'kindle, fire' (Alt., Ur. + Arab.).
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1087
Proto: *tule
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: fire
German meaning: Feuer
Finnish: tuli (gen. tulen) 'Feuer'
Estonian: tuli (gen. tule)
Saam (Lapp): dǫllâ -l- (N), tållå (L), toll (Kld. Not. A)
Mordovian: tol (E M) 'Feuer; Funke'
Mari (Cheremis): tǝ̑l (KB), tul (U B)
Udmurt (Votyak): ti̮l (S), tǝ̑l (K), tị̑l (G)
Komi (Zyrian): ti̮l-ke̮rt (S) 'Feuerstahl', ti̮la (S) 'Neubruch'
Nenets (Yurak): tū (O) 'Feuer'
Enets (Yen): tū (c̣ɦ.), tu (B)
Nganasan (Tawgi): tui
Selkup: tyy (Ta. Ke.), tý (N), tǖ (Tur.)
Kamass: šш
Janhunen's version: (52) *tuli6
Sammalahti's version: *tuli6
Addenda: Koib. siü, siu; Mot. tue-k; Karag. dui; Taig. tui
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *ṭwr-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: зажигать свечку
English meaning: to light a candle
Svan: ṭwr-
Notes and references: Сванская основа в МССHЯ 341 сравнивается с монг. *tüle- 'жечь'.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *tuḷ-
Meaning : to shine
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *tuḷ-
Proto-Telugu : *tul-
Notes : Nostratic parallels.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *tuḷ-
Meaning : to shine
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : tuḷaŋku (tuḷaŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to shine, be bright, luminous, radiate
Tamil derivates : tuḷakkam brightness, splendour; tuḷakku (tuḷakki-) to polish; tuḷumpu (tuḷumpi-) to sparkle, glitter, shine; tulaŋku (tulaŋki-) to shine, glitter, be bright, be polished, be clear; tulakku (tulakki-) to polish, burnish, cause to shine, illumine, make clear, sharpen; n. lustre, polish; tulakkam lustre, brightness, splendour, polish, gloss, clearness
Malayalam : tuḷaŋŋuka
Malayalam meaning : to glitter
Malayalam derivates : tuḷakkuka to burnish; tuḷakkam splendour; tiḷaŋŋuka, teḷaŋŋuka to shine, glitter; tiḷakkam, teḷakkam splendour
Kannada : toḷagu
Kannada meaning : to shine, be full of splendour; n. shine, splendour
Kannada derivates : toḷapu shine, lustre
Number in DED : 3360
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *tul-
Meaning : to shine, rejoice
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : tulakincu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : tolãku "to shine, be splendid"
Additional forms : Also tulakimpu shining, rejoicing
Number in DED : 3360
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : TVLV
Meaning : burn, fire
Eurasiatic : *t`ülV
Sino-Caucasian : Cf. ST *thūr (~dh-,-ō-) 'shine, burn'
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