Proto-Nilgiri : *keḍ-
Meaning : to die; to perish
Kota : keṛ- (keṭ-) "to die, be ruined, be lost"
Toda : köṛ- (köṭ-) "to be spoiled, become bad in conduct, be extinguished, die (others than Todas)"
Additional forms : Also Kota keṛc- (keṛc-) to ruin, destroy, lose; kēṛ (obl. kēṭ-) ruin, harm, danger, loss, funeral, corpse; Toda köṛc- (köṛč-) to kill by witchcraft, extinguish, make to go wrong way and lose property; köḍɵɨl misfortune, evil; köḍc- (köḍč-) to destroy (< Badaga); kȫḍ (obl. kȫṭ-) dead person (corpse at first funeral, relics at second funeral), funeral; kȫṛ ōx- to die (used of Todas)
Number in DED : 1942
