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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *cilk-
Meaning : to be entangled
Tamil : cikku (cikki-)
Tamil meaning : to become entangled, complicated, be caught, ensnared, be obtained; n. tangle, twist, intricacy, snare, entanglement
Tamil derivates : cikk-en_a firmly, tenaciously, tightly, closely; ciŋku (ciŋki-) to be caught; ikal intricacy, obscurity, involvedness; ? ciṭukku a tangle
Malayalam : cikku
Malayalam meaning : being entangled, intricacy
Malayalam derivates : cikkuka to be entangled
Kannada : sikku, sigu (sikk-), sirku, siliku, siluku, silku
Kannada meaning : to become entangled, be caught, fall into the hands of, be got
Kannada derivates : sikku, sirku, silku state of being entangled, entanglement, intricacy, impediment, obstacle, trouble
Kodagu : cikk- (cikki-)
Kodagu meaning : to become entangled
Tulu : sikkuni, tikkuni
Tulu meaning : to be ensnared, caught, seized, obtained
Tulu derivates : sikkāvuni, tikkāvuni to ensnare, entangle, button; sikkụ, tikkụ entanglement, intricacy, perplexity, distress; sikkaṭṭụ, tikkaṭṭụ labyrinth, intricacy; tikkaṭuni to be matted, be entangled, intricate; silkuni to be entangled, be perplexed; salkuni to be entangled; salkāvuni to entangle; (B-K) tirkụ, sirkụ entanglement, difficulty
Number in DED : 2498
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *cik-
Meaning : to be trapped
Kota : cik- (ciky-) "to be caught, get in trouble, be got, obtained"
Toda : tik- (tiky-) "to be trapped (physically or figuratively)"
Additional forms : Also Kota cikc- (cikc-) to make to be caught, get, obtain; tik tangle in the hair; Toda sik knot or tangle in hair
Notes : Toda sik, Kota tik are borrowings.
Number in DED : 2498
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *cilk-
Meaning : to hang; to be entangled
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *cikk-
Meaning : to be entangled, ensnared, be obtained, got, come to hand; n. a tangle, intricacy, difficulty, trouble
Telugu : cikku
Number in DED : 2498
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Sirk-
Meaning : to get stuck
Kolami : sik- (sikt-) "to hang (intr.)"
Parji : cirŋg- "to get stuck, entangled, trapped"
Kondekor Gadba : sikku "entanglement"
Additional forms : Also Kolami sikip- (sikipt-) id. (tr.); (Pat.) sikkeng to get stuck; Parji cirkip- (cirkit-) to trap, snare
Number in DED : 2498
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-parji,kogaet-s_3,kogaet-addition,kogaet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *Silk-
Meaning : to be entangled, caught
Notes : The PK form is probably borrowed from Telugu, since PGn *-lk- > PK *-k- is strange.
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *silk-
Meaning : to be entangled
Betul Gondi : hilkānā "to be caught up, entangled, or stuck in anything"
Adilabad Gondi : hilgānā "(SR) to entangle"
Notes : Burrow & Emeneau put this root together with *jiRk-, but this is impossible. Not only the resonant is different, but also h- in Gondi_A and Gondi_Tr hardly can be traced back to *j-. More probable is the reconstruction *c- or *s- with a usual mix-up before *-l-.
Number in DED : 2498
Number in CVOTGD : 3553
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *cik-u
Meaning : to snare
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : sikkū aiyali "to be tangled"
Kuwi (Schulze) : cikku kīnai
Number in DED : 2498
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-dednum,
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