Proto-Nilgiri : *tir-ĭ-
Meaning : to change, turn
Kota : tiry- (tirc-) "to change in nature for the worse (intr.)"
Toda : tɨry- (tɨrc-) "to twist (tr.)"
Additional forms : Also Kota tirc- (tirc-) to cause (calf) to change its smell so that another mother will suckle it; tirg- (tirgy-) to turn (intr.), return; tirk- (tirky-) to turn (tr.), utter a sound; tirk act of going and returning; branch of a path; tirgan wheel; Toda tɨrc- (tɨrč-) to translate; tɨry again; tɨrx- (tɨrxy-) to turn (intr.); tɨrk- (tɨrky-) id. (tr.); tɨrk turn in road; a time, turn; tɨrb- (tɨrby-) to twist (tr.; cane, bamboo); tɨrp- (tɨrpy-) to turn (key)
Number in DED : 3246