Proto-Nilgiri : *terḷ-
Meaning : round, ball
Kota : terṇ- (terḍ-) "to become round (e. g. butter when being churned), become plump (esp. girl at puberty)"
Toda : teṣ t/ɵwɨ̄r_ (?) "ball of food (for twɨ̄r_, see 2897) eaten in preliminary ceremony by ordinand for tī priesthood"
Additional forms : Also Kota terṭ- (terṭy-) to make round (butterball when churning), turn (wood in a lathe); ter lump of clay put on wheel to throw a pot; terv- (terd-) to roll up (tr.); Toda teṣ er_y- (er_s-) (old woman) gives ball of food to ordinand; teṣ ṇīr ōḍ- (ōḍy-) to undergo preliminary ceremony as ordinand for tī priesthood (nīr ōḍ- to undergo ordination ceremony for priesthood) (cf. various nouns meaning 'round lump, ball of rice'; prob. *r > *ṣ, as in 4290); teṣ gun (? < *[musket] ball)
Number in DED : 3245
