Proto-Nilgiri : *tīr-
Meaning : to end
Kota : tīr- (tīry-) "to be ended, be settled, finished, cease, be possible"
Toda : tīr- (tīry-) "to be ended, be settled, finished, settle"
Additional forms : Also Kota tīrc- (tīrc-) to finish, bring to an end, settle, decide; tīrp settlement, decision; tīrmānm decision; dīrkm cleverness; Toda tīrc- (tīrč-) to finish (work, affair), bring to an agreement; tīrmōnm decision
Notes : Kota dīrkm obviously = Tam. tīrkkam, but the voiced d- is irregular. Dialectal borrowing?
Number in DED : 3278
