South Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *nar-ai-

Meaning : grey; grey hair

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : narai

Tamil meaning : grey hairs, whiteness, a white bull, etc.

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to become grey-haired, grow grey, fade as crops

Malayalam : nara

Malayalam meaning : greyness, hoary age

Malayalam derivates : narekka to grow grey, be whitish; narappikka to bring on old age; (Tiyya) nera greyness; nerakkuva to become grey

Kannada : nare

Kannada meaning : greyness of the hair, grey hair, hoary age

Kannada derivates : vb. (naret-, narat-) to become grey (hair); narati woman whose hair has become grey; nere greyness of the hair; vb. to become grey

Kodagu : nere

Kodagu meaning : grey

Tulu : narè

Tulu meaning : greyness, hoariness; grey, hoary

Tulu derivates : naraye grey-haired man, white-spotted ox; grey, white-spotted; nareti white-spotted cow; narevuni (hair) becomes grey

Proto-Nilgiri : *nar-[ä]

Notes : Irregular -e- in Kodagu.

Number in DED : 3609

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Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *nar-[ä]

Meaning : grey

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : nar "grey hairs"

Toda : nar

Number in DED : 3609

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *ńar-

Meaning : grey (hair)

Proto-South Dravidian: *ńar-ai-

Proto-Telugu : *nar-a

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *nar-a

Meaning : greyness of the hair, grey hair

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : nara

Additional forms : Also [1] narayu, [2] nariyu to grow grey (of the hair); narapu greyness of the hair; (VPK) neriyu to become grey

Number in DED : 3609