South Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian : *īr-

Meaning : to drag, draw

Tamil : īr (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to drag along, pull, attract, carry away (as a current), excoriate (as a tiger), flay, draw, paint, write

Tamil derivates : (-v-, -nt-) to be drawn out; saw; īrppu pull, tug, attraction; īr-vāḷ a saw

Malayalam : īruka

Malayalam meaning : to saw, split (or with DEDR 2491)

Malayalam derivates : īr splitting, sawing; īr-vāḷ, īrcca-vāḷ a saw; īrcca sawing; (Kauṭ.) īrkkuka to draw, drag

Kannada : īr

Kannada meaning : to pull, draw

Proto-Nilgiri : *īd-

Number in DED : 0542

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Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *īd-

Meaning : to pull, drag

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Toda : īɵ- (īɵy-)

Additional forms : Also Toda īṣf- (īṣt-) id. (or with 504)

Number in DED : 542