Proto-Nilgiri : *neṛǝl
Meaning : shade, reflection, relics preserved for second funeral
Kota : nerl
Toda : nēs_
Additional forms : Also Toda nēl poɫ̣y house in which relics are kept, hut at male funeral place; nēl kal flint; nēt_wɨ̄r_- (nēt_wɨ̄r_y-) to be reflected (lit. to be visible as a reflection; for twɨ̄r_-, see 3566); nēt_wɨ̄k- (nēt_wɨ̄ky-) to toll bell while mourning over relics between funerals (lit. to lift bell for/over the relics; for twɨ̄k-, see 3376)
Number in DED : 3679
