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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *curǝḷ-
Meaning : to roll up
Kota : curṇ- (curḍ-) "to lie in coils (snake, rope)"
Toda : tūḷ- (tūḍ-) "to be rolled up (curl, leaf)"
Additional forms : Also Kota curṭ- (curṭy-) to coil, roll (tr.); Toda tūṭ- (tūṭy-) to roll up (tr.), curl (hair), tie up (hair); tuṣk hair curl; tūr storm; sūṭ cigar (< Tamil curuṭṭu)
Notes : The original stem is still preserved in Toda tūr < *cūr 'storm'.
Number in DED : 2684
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *cur-, *cur-uḷ-
Meaning : to wind, twist
Tamil : curi (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to be spiral as conch, whirl round, eddy (as water), curl
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to wind spirally, whirl, curl, lie in a circle; n. whirling, spiral, curve, screw, white curl on the forehead of bulls; curiyal curling, curly hair, lock of hair, woman's hair; curuḷ (curuḷv-, curuṇṭ-) to become coiled, roll, curl (as hair); n. rolling, roll, coil, curl, woman's hair curled and tied up in dressing; curuḷal ringlet, coil; curuḷai roll; curuṭṭu (curuṭṭi-) to roll up, coil, curl, fold, twist; n. curling, coiling, anything rolled up, cheroot; curuṭṭai curly hair, curly-haired boy or girl; curuṇai anything rolled up; cūr (-pp-, -tt-) to revolve, whirl round; cūrppu whirling, revolving, bracelet; cūral whirling as of wind
Malayalam : curiyal
Malayalam meaning : a round rattan basket
Malayalam derivates : curuṭṭu a roll, cheroot, a sheaf; curuḷ scroll, roll; curuḷuka to be rolled up, be curled; curuṭṭuka to roll up (tr.)
Kannada : suruḷi, suruḷe, suraḷi
Kannada meaning : a coil, roll
Kannada derivates : suruṭu, suruṇṭu to coil, roll up (intr.); surku, sukku to curl; surku, sukku, suŋku, sokku a curl
Kodagu : turɨḍ- (turɨṇḍ-)
Kodagu meaning : to be rolled up
Kodagu derivates : turɨṭ- (turɨṭi-) to roll up (tr.); tore a string that goes round; (torev-, torand-) (string) is wound round and round; tora- (torap-, torat-) to wind (string) round and round
Tulu : turṭu
Tulu meaning : a female's hair tied into a knot
Tulu derivates : suraḷi, (B-K) suruḷi a coil, roll of anything
Number in DED : 2684
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *k̂ūr-[Vḷ-]
Meaning : to revolve, twist
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *sir- Proto-North Dravidian : *kūr- dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,dravet-bra,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *sir-
Meaning : to revolve, rotate
Parji : cirḍ- "to turn"
Salur Gadba : sirl- "to revolve"
Kondekor Gadba : sirl- (silr-, silir-) "to rotate"
Additional forms : Also Parji cirḍip- (cirḍit-) to make to turn; cirḍukuḍ circuit, roundabout way; cirl- to revolve; cirlip- (cirlit-) to make to revolve; Salur caus. sirlap-; Gadba_S3 silurp- id. (tr.)
Number in DED : 2684
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sur-u-
Meaning : to twist, roll over
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sūr- gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *sur-[u]nḍ-
Meaning : to roll, go round
Betul Gondi : surunḍānā "to go round and round, esp. in the Bhawar marriage ceremony"
Maria Gondi (Smith) : hoorchunna "to roll up"
Chindwara Gondi : surunḍ- "to roll"
Number in DED : 2684
Number in CVOTGD : 344
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sūr-
Meaning : to wind, wind round, roll up
Pengo : hūr- (-t-)
Number in DED : 2684
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sru-/*sur-
Meaning : to twine, curl
Kui : sursuṛi "curly"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : ṛūpali "to roll up (as a rope) (ṛ = r)"
Kuwi (Schulze) : rujja kodinai "rigle (sic)"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : rup- "to twine round, wind round (tr.)"
Kuwi (Israel) : rūʔ- "to roll fibres"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F rūpali to wind into a ball; rūmbūlli curly
Number in DED : 2684
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_su,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-dednum,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *kūr-
Meaning : to wrap up, roll up
Kurukh : kūrnā "to put on and tie a sāri round one's waist"
Malto : kurge "to roll up, wrap up"
Number in DED : 2684
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Brahui etymology :
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Brahui : kūr-ing
Meaning : to roll up (tr.), make a clean sweep of
Number in DED : 2684
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *CVrV
Meaning: to twist
References: ND 462 *ĉUŕ[i] 'twist, twine' (Kartv.-Drav.-Ural. + Ethiop.). nostret-meaning,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *sero
Meaning: to be curved, coiled
Russian meaning: искривляться, извиваться
Comments: SKE 224. The vowel in Kor. is aberrant (one would expect *ă); otherwise quite regular. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *sạr-
Meaning: to wind around
Russian meaning: обматывать, завертывать
Turkish: sar-
Tatar: sar-
Azerbaidzhan: sarɨ-
Turkmen: sara-
Khakassian: sarɨ-
Chuvash: sɨr-
Gagauz: sar-
Karaim: sar-, sarɨ-
Comments: EDT 844, VEWT 402, ЭСТЯ 7. Turk. *sarɨ-k > WMong. sariɣ, Kalm. säriɣ 'ring for binding a horse' (cf. Chag. sar-ča, Khak. sar-čɨn id.), see KW 318-319, VEWT 403. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-krh,turcet-trk,turcet-tat,turcet-chg,turcet-azb,turcet-trm,turcet-hak,turcet-chv,turcet-gagx,turcet-krmx,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *sariwu
Meaning: curved, winding
Russian meaning: кривой, изгибающийся
Written Mongolian: sariɣu, sariu (L 676) Khalkha: sariu
Buriat: haŕū
Kalmuck: sarū, sarǖ
Monguor: sarī (: murī ~) 'tortueux' (SM 328) monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-mgr,monget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *sàrí- / *sǝ̀rí-
Meaning: to coil, curl, wind
Russian meaning: извиваться, загибаться
Modern Korean: sari-, sǝri-
Middle Korean: sàrí-, sǝ̀rí-
Comments: Liu 432, 449, KED 873, 936. koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *sǝr- ( ~ -ua-)
Meaning: to be curved, bent
Russian meaning: изгибаться
Middle Japanese: sor-
Tokyo: sór-
Kyoto: sór-
Kagoshima: sór-
Comments: JLTT 756. Accent is not quite clear: Tokyo points to *sòr-, Kagoshima - to *sór-. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 928
Proto: *surmV
English meaning: fold, wrinkle
German meaning: Falte, Runzel; falten, runzeln
Finnish: horma 'Falte, Runzel (im Kleid)' ?
Estonian: hõrmane (dial., gen. hõrmatse) 'schrumpflich, verschrumpft' ?
Mordovian: sorma (E M), śorma (E) 'Runzel, Falte', sorma-, śorma- (E M), śormo- (M) 'runzelig werden; runzeln, falten'
Khanty (Ostyak): лŏmǝr (Trj.) 'Falte, Schrumpel (im Kleid); Falte, Runzel (auf der Stirn, im Gesicht)', лŏmarĭ (Kaz.) 'Runzel (im Gesicht)', лŏmǝrt- (Kaz.), tŏmǝrt- (Ni.) 'runzelig machen', lămǝrlǝ- (O) 'faltig, runzlig werden'
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *ćar-
Russian meaning: крутить, наворачивать
English meaning: to roll, wind
Georgian: car-
Svan: nčr-, čr-
Notes and references: EWK 459. Ср. алт. *sare- 'б. кривым, извиваться".
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