Proto-South Dravidian : *viṇ-
Meaning : to swell; stout
Tamil : vimmu (vimmi-)
Tamil meaning : to swell, become enlarged, extend, expand, increase, be full, open as a flower; n. weight, burden
Tamil derivates : vimmal being puffed up or swollen, elation of spirits
Kannada : biṇ
Kannada meaning : stoutness, bigness, heaviness
Kannada derivates : biṇite ponderousness, strength, force; biṇṇitu, biṇmitu that which is stout, big, or heavy; biṇpu largeness, stoutness, heaviness, hugeness, gravity, dignity; biṇmida a stout, heavy, venerable man; bimmage, bimmane firmly, tightly, loudly, powerfully; bimmanisi a pregnant woman; bimmu largeness, greatness, pride
Tulu : bimmagè, bimmanè
Tulu meaning : tightly, firmly
Notes : In Tamil probably *viṇumu > *viṇmu > vimmu, contracted with suffix -(u)m-, as in por-umu 'to swell'.
Number in DED : 5397
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