Proto-Nilgiri : *curǝ-
Meaning : to shrink
Kota : curg- (curgy-) "to stint oneself to support family"
Toda : tūṛ- (tūṛy-) "to shrink (intr.)"
Additional forms : Also Kota curk- (curky-) to make small, draw up (legs, fingers), shrink; cug- (cugy-) to be creased; corṭy state of a hoe being worn short by much use; Toda tūḷ- (tūḍ-) to pull legs close to body (e. g. while sleeping)
Notes : Kota preserves the root with the old extension -ǝŋ-/-ǝk-; Toda - with the old extension *-uḷ- (cf. Tamil curuŋku, curuḷ). Toda tūṛ- probably = Kan. sur-uṇṭu.
Number in DED : 2687
