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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *cer- (*k̂-?, *k-?)
Meaning : to insert, put in
Proto-South Dravidian: *cer- Notes : Complicated case: if NDR belongs here, *ker- could be expected. On the other hand, if we assume that Kannada serku is re-borrowed from Tamil, the SDR protoform can point to *ker-, in which case everything is regular.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-ndr,dravet-notes,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *cer-
Meaning : to insert
Tamil : ceruku (ceruki-)
Tamil meaning : to insert, slide into
Tamil derivates : cerumu (cerumi-) to sink, pierce through; coruku (coruki-) to put in, insert, tuck in
Malayalam : cerutuka
Malayalam meaning : to shove in, put in
Malayalam derivates : corukuka to tuck in, shove in; terukkuka to tuck, gather up the cloth
Kannada : serku, sekku
Kannada meaning : to shove in, put in, insert, tuck (the end of a garment) into another (part of the garment)
Kannada derivates : sekke insertion
Notes : Tam. and Mal. -o- might be due to contamination with *ćur-.
Number in DED : 2778
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *terg- (*c-)
Meaning : to fasten loin-cloth
Toda : teg- (tegy-)
Number in DED : 2778
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *celuv-
Meaning : beauty, loveliness
Telugu : celuvamu
Dialectal forms (1) : celuvu
Additional forms : Also celuva a beautiful woman, a woman
Number in DED : 2786
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *qer-
Meaning : to insert
Kurukh : xerrnā (xirryas) "to introduce lengthwise by gradual pushing, insert, stick into or behind"
Malto : qere "to thrust in, tuck in"
Number in DED : 2778
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-dednum,
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